hoover

(noun) United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932). Synonyms: Hoover, William Hoover, William Henry Hoover.

(noun) United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972). Synonyms: Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover.

(noun) 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). Synonyms: Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover.

(noun) a kind of vacuum cleaner. Synonyms: Hoover.

(verb) clean with a vacuum cleaner. Synonyms: vacuum, vacuum-clean. Example: "Vacuum the carpets."