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Meaning of hoover in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhuvər/
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Verb
hoover
Definitions
1.
clean with a vacuum cleaner
Examples
« vacuum the carpets »
Noun
Hoover
Etymology
1920s: named after W. H. Hoover (see Hoover, William)
Definitions
1.
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
2.
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
3.
31st President of the United States
Examples
« in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) »
4.
a kind of vacuum cleaner