hoover hoover /ˈhuːvɝ/

verb

1. Clean with a vacuum cleaner  ( hoover , vacuum-clean , vacuum )
   clean with a vacuum cleaner
    Vacuum the carpets
   vacuum the carpets
   

 Hoover

noun

1. A kind of vacuum cleaner  ( Hoover )
   a kind of vacuum cleaner
    She used her Hoover to clean up the mess after the party.
   She used her Hoover to clean up the mess after the party.
   
   
2. 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)  ( Herbert Clark Hoover , Herbert Hoover , Hoover , President Hoover )
   31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
   
   
3. United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)  ( Hoover , J. Edgar Hoover , John Edgar Hoover )
   United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
   
   
4. United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)  ( Hoover , William Henry Hoover , William Hoover )
   United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)