Synonyms for hoover

Noun

1. Hoover, William Hoover, William Henry Hoover, industrialist

usage: United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)

2. Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, lawyer, attorney

usage: United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

3. Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover, President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive

usage: 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)

4. Hoover, vacuum, vacuum cleaner

usage: a kind of vacuum cleaner

Verb

1. vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover, clean, make clean

usage: clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"