verb (used with object), (often initial capital letter) Chiefly British
1.
to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
Origin
1925-30; after the trademark of a vacuum cleaner manufacturer
Hoover
[hoo-ver] /ˈhu vər/
noun
1.
Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
2.
J(ohn) Edgar, 1895–1972, U.S. government official: director of the FBI 1924–72.
3.
Lou Henry, 1874–1944, U.S. First Lady 1929–33 (wife of Herbert Hoover).
4.
a town in N central Alabama.
British Dictionary definitions for hoover
Hoover1
/ˈhuːvə/
noun
1.
trademark a type of vacuum cleaner
verb (usually not capital)
2.
to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc)
3.
(transitive) often foll by up. to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely: he hoovered up his grilled fish
Hoover2
/ˈhuːvə/
noun
1.
Herbert (Clark). 1874–1964, US statesman; 31st president of the US (1929–33). He organized relief for Europe during and after World War I, but as president he lost favour after his failure to alleviate the effects of the Depression
2.
J(ohn) Edgar. 1895–1972, US lawyer: director of the FBI (1924–72). He used new scientific methods to combat crime, including the first fingerprint file
Word Origin and History for hoover
Hoover
proprietary name for a make of vacuum cleaner (patented 1927); sometimes used generally for "vacuum cleaner." As a verb, meaning "to vacuum," from 1926, in the company’s advertising.
Slang definitions & phrases for hoover
hoover
verb
To eat or drink up, esp greedily: instead of the moussaka and lamb that everyone else was hoovering
To do fellatio or cunnilingus with or to; eat: Will you hoover me immediately, before I pay any attention to you
o elicit information from: a chance to hoover your brains