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Hoover

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  • Regno Unito//ˈhuːvə(ɹ)//
  • Stati Uniti//ˈhuvɚ//

An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).

nome proprio

  1. 1

    An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.

  4. 4

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.

Etimologia

The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).

sostantivo

  1. 1

    A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.

  2. 2

    A member of the Hoovers.

  3. 3

    Variante di hooverAlternative letter-case form of hoover (irrespective of the brand).

verbo

  1. 1

    Variante di hooverAlternative letter-case form of hoover.

    I helped Mum tidy up and watched while she Hoovered the carpet.

    After another hour, I had Hoovered the carpet and emptied the dustbin, and we all sat down to watch vintage home movies.

    He was left with a pounding headache and a mouth that tasted as if it had Hoovered the carpet.

    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.

Forme

plurale
Hoovers
passato
Hoovered
participio passato
Hoovered
participio presente
Hoovering
3ª persona singolare
Hoovers
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