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An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover). examples
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover. examples
An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover. examples
An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover. examples
An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover. examples
An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover. examples
plural Hoovers
A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand, or irrespective of brand (alternative form of hoover). examples
third-person singular simple present Hoovers, present participle Hoovering, simple past and past participle Hoovered
Alternative letter-case form of hoover. quotations examples
I helped Mum tidy up and watched while she Hoovered the carpet.
1976, Robert Leeson, The Demon Bike Rider, London: Collins, page 65
After another hour, I had Hoovered the carpet and emptied the dustbin, and we all sat down to watch vintage home movies.
1984 February 22, Hunter Davies, “Father’s Day”, in Punch, volume 286, number 7473, Punch Publications Ltd., page 33, column 3
He was left with a pounding headache and a mouth that tasted as if it had Hoovered the carpet.
1995, Peter Lovesey, The Summons, Thorndike, Me.: Thorndike Press; Bath: Chivers Press, page 84
I’d also picked up all the clothes and junk from my bedroom floor, and—for the first time ever—“Hoovered” the carpet without being asked.
2018, Elissa Brent Weissman, The Length of a String, Dial Books for Young Readers