hoover
verb/ˈhuːvə(r)/
/ˈhuːvər/
[transitive, intransitive] (British English)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hoover | /ˈhuːvə(r)/ /ˈhuːvər/ |
| he / she / it hoovers | /ˈhuːvəz/ /ˈhuːvərz/ |
| past simple hoovered | /ˈhuːvəd/ /ˈhuːvərd/ |
| past participle hoovered | /ˈhuːvəd/ /ˈhuːvərd/ |
| -ing form hoovering | /ˈhuːvərɪŋ/ /ˈhuːvərɪŋ/ |
- hoover (something) to clean a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner synonym vacuum
- to hoover the carpet
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