hoover• She hoovered and swept, sprayedmirrors and wiped, dustedwood and washed walls.• This would involve staying behind after office hours to empty some bins and hoover around a bit.• Carpets that were hoovered every day are now shampooed regularly as well.• A life of serioustouring is exchanged for less glamoroustravel: moved once a week when mumhoovers the bedroom.• Geraldine hoovered the living room and watered her plants.• You forgot to hoover the lounge before you went out this morning?• I could hoover this one twenty times a day.• She has, she says, just buried her husband and is hoovering up booze at the bar.