up
1.
to remove sth from a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner :
to hoover up all the dust
2.
( informal ) to get or collect sth in large quantities :
The US and Canada usually hoover up most of the gold medals.
up
1.
to remove sth from a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner :
to hoover up all the dust
2.
( informal ) to get or collect sth in large quantities :
The US and Canada usually hoover up most of the gold medals.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005