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Hoo·ver  (hvr), Herbert Clark 1874-1964.

The 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). After the stock market crash of 1929 he was unwilling to finance employment through federal intervention and lost the presidency to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

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Hoover, J(ohn) Edgar 1895-1972.

American director of the FBI (1924-1972). He is remembered for fighting gangsterism during the Prohibition era (1919-1933) and for a vigorous anti-Communist campaign after World War II.

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Hoover, Lou Henry 1874-1944.

First Lady of the United States (1929-1933) as the wife of Herbert Hoover. She urged women to pursue careers and gave a series of radio talks for young people.

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Hoover [ˈhuːvə]

n

(Engineering / Tools)™ a type of vacuum cleaner

vb (usually not capital)

1. (Engineering / Tools) to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc.)

2. (tr; often foll by up) to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely he hoovered up his grilled fish

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Hoover²

n

1. (Biographies / Hoover, Herbert (Clark) (1874-1964) M, US, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Herbert (Clark). 1874-1964, US statesman; 31st president of the US (1929-33). He organized relief for Europe during and after World War I, but as president he lost favour after his failure to alleviate the effects of the Depression

2. (Biographies / Hoover, J(ohn) Edgar (1895-1972) M, US, LAW: lawyer, POLITICS: public servant) J(ohn) Edgar. 1895-1972, US lawyer: director of the FBI (1924-72). He used new scientific methods to combat crime, including the first fingerprint file

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hoover - United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932) William Henry Hoover, William Hoover
	2.	Hoover - United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover
	3.	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) Herbert Clark Hoover, Herbert Hoover, President Hoover
	4.	Hoover - a kind of vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner, vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Verb	1.	hoover - clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" vacuum, vacuum-clean clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

Translations

hoover® [ˈhuːvəʳ]

A. N → aspiradora f

B. VT → pasar la aspiradora por

C. VI → pasar la aspiradora

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hoover® [ˈhuːvə^r]

n

(British) → aspirateur m

vt [+ room] → passer l'aspirateur dans; [+ carpet] → passer l'aspirateur sur
to hoover the lounge → passer l'aspirateur dans le salon

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Hoover®

n (Brit) → ˜ Staubsauger m

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hoover (Brit)

vt → (staub)saugen, Staub saugen; carpet also → absaugen

vi (also hoover up) → (staub)saugen

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hoover® [ˈhuːvəʳ] (Brit)

1. n → aspirapolvere m inv

2. vt → pulire con l'aspirapolvere

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Hoover → مكنسة كهربائية, يَكْنِس بالمكنسة الكهربائية vysát, vysavač støvsuge, støvsuger staubsaugen, Staubsauger σκούπα Hoover®, σκουπίζω με ηλεκτρική σκούπα aspiradora, aspirar, pasar la aspiradora imuroida, pölynimuri aspirateur, passer l’aspirateur usisati, usisivač aspirapolvere, passare l’aspirapolvere 掃除機, 掃除機で掃除する 진공 청소기로 청소하다, 후버 청소기 Hoover®, stofzuigen støvsuge, støvsuger odkurzacz aspirar o pó, marca de aspirador de pó пылесос, пылесосить dammsuga, dammsugare เครื่องดูดฝุ่น, ยี่ห้อเครื่องดูดฝุ่น elektrik süpürgesi, süpürmek hút bụi, máy hút bụi Hoover® 吸尘, 吸尘器