» hoover
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Noun (4 meanings)
1. United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932).
hoover is an instance of:
- industrialist (noun) - someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
hoover is derivationally related to:
- to vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover (verb) - clean with a vacuum cleaner
2. United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972).
3. 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964).
Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover
hoover is an instance of:
- President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive (noun) - the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
4. a kind of vacuum cleaner.
hoover is a type of:
- vacuum, vacuum cleaner (noun) - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
hoover is derivationally related to:
- to vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover (verb) - clean with a vacuum cleaner
Domain of synset - USAGE:
- trademark (noun) - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Verb (1 meaning)
1. clean with a vacuum cleaner.
to vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover
Example:
- “vacuum the carpets”
to hoover is a way to:
- to clean, make clean (verb) - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
to hoover is derivationally related to:
- Hoover (noun) - a kind of vacuum cleaner
- Hoover, William Hoover, William Henry Hoover (noun) - United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
- vacuum, vacuum cleaner (noun) - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction