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Word: hoover
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A generic term for a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
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Proper noun:
- A brand of vacuum cleaner.
- A=An|American|from=German|dot= (shared by several famous people including J Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
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Verb:
- intransitive|British To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
- transitive|British To clean (a room, etc) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
- transitive To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.
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