HOOVER

[noun], [verb] [UK and ANZ] [trademark] - (to use) a vacuum cleaner. See at vacuum."We've just bought a new hoover." "Really? What make is it?" [C]He was busy hoovering (the bedroom carpet) when I arrived home from work. [I or T]See vacuum cleaner at vacuum.USAGE: In British English, hoover is used to mean '(to clean with) any vacuum cleaner'; in American English it is only used as a trademark for machines made by the Hoover company.