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Hoover1 definition

Hoo·ver (ho̵̅o̅′vər)

a vacuum cleaner

noun

Brit. any vacuum cleaner

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Brit. to clean with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum
Hoover2 definition

Hoo·ver (ho̵̅o̅′vər)

  1. Hoover, Herbert (Clark) 1874-1964; 31st president of the U.S. (1929-33)
  2. Hoover, J(ohn) Edgar 1895-1972; U.S. government official: director of the FBI (1924-72)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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