hoover

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
2. özel isim A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.
3. özel isim An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.
4. özel isim An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.
5. özel isim An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.
6. özel isim An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.
7. isim A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.
8. isim Alternative letter-case form of hoover, irrespective of the brand.
9. fiil Alternative letter-case form of hoover.

   “I helped Mum tidy up and watched while she Hoovered the carpet.”

10. isim A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.

    “And the brooms lined up behind the buckets, and the dusters, dustpans, cloths and brushes, feather dusters and sweepers all lined up bravely to do battle with the thousand upright Hoovers. The Hoovers charged, engines roaring and bags fully inflated.”

11. fiil To clean (a room, etc.) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of the brand.

    “I need to hoover this room.”

12. fiil To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.

    “I'd hoover, iron or dust, but I hated doing windows.”

13. fiil To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.

    “'You're probably thinking I'm a slob,' said Lister, finishing off a quintuple-thick milkshake and hoovering around the base with the straw.”