vacuum

The definition of a vacuum is a space devoid of air or matter, or a tool that uses suction to clean.

(noun)

To vacuum is to clean using a tool that sucks dirt or other elements into a storage container.

(verb)

An example of vacuum is to clean the dirt off the carpet using a vacuum cleaner.

See vacuum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. vacuums or vacua

a space with nothing at all in it; completely empty space
1. an enclosed space, as that inside a vacuum tube, out of which most of the air or gas has been taken, as by pumping
2. the degree to which pressure has been brought below atmospheric pressure
a space left empty by the removal or absence of something usually found in it; void: often used figuratively
☆ vacuum cleaner

Origin: L, neut. sing. of vacuus, empty

adjective

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to clean with a vacuum cleaner

See vacuum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. vac·u·ums or vac·u·a (-yo͞o-ə)

a. Absence of matter.
b. A space empty of matter.
c. A space relatively empty of matter.
d. A space in which the pressure is significantly lower than atmospheric pressure.
A state of emptiness; a void.
A state of being sealed off from external or environmental influences; isolation.
pl. vac·uums A vacuum cleaner.

adjective