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HOOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of vacuum cleaner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Hoover" is a kind of...):
vacuum; vacuum cleaner (an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
Derivation:
hoover (clean with a vacuum cleaner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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:
Herbert Clark Hoover; Herbert Hoover; Hoover; President Hoover
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
Synonyms:
Hoover; J. Edgar Hoover; John Edgar Hoover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
Synonyms:
Hoover; William Henry Hoover; William Hoover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
Derivation:
hoover (clean with a vacuum cleaner)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clean with a vacuum cleaner
Example:
vacuum the carpets
Synonyms:
hoover; vacuum; vacuum-clean
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hoover" is one way to...):
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
Hoover (a kind of vacuum cleaner)
Hoover (United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932))
