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   Hoover

   /ˈhuːvə/

   noun

   • 1. a vacuum cleaner, properly one made by the Hoover company. trademark

   verb

   • 1. clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner: "he was hoovering the stairs"
   • ▪ suck something up with or as if with a vacuum cleaner: "hoover up all the dust"
   • ▪ consume something quickly and eagerly: "he hoovered up three slices of cake"

   Word Origin 1920s: named after W. H. Hoover (see Hoover, William).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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