Meaning of Hoover | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
2. A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand, or irrespective of brand (alternative form of hoover).
3. A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
   Ireland, UK
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.
6. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.
7. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.
8. An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.
9. An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.

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Examples

“"What do you do about dogs that don't like Hoovers?" […] At the first opportunity place the Hoover in the area where your dog is lying calmly, and since it is normally the noise that sends it into those fits of anger, it should be unconcerned with a silent machine. Continue to place the Hoover in those areas that your pet is relaxing until it is familiar with the Hoover being in such close proximity. […] By continuing to distract your pet each time the Hoover is switched on but stationary, you should be able to move it a little closer without causing your pet any alarm.”

“And the brooms lined up behind the buckets, and the dusters, dustpans, cloths and brushes, feather dusters and sweepers all lined up bravely to do battle with the thousand upright Hoovers. The Hoovers charged, engines roaring and bags fully inflated.”

“Vacuuming the house is a very quick way of sprucing it up simply because you can use the hoover to push everything out of the way. Cleaning an average-size room is also the exercise equivalent of ten minutes on the Nordic Skier, while changing the hoover bag is the mental equivalent of doing a Rubik's cube in a dust storm.”

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