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Hoover

[hoo-ver] / ˈhu vər /
NOUN
vacuum cleaner
Synonyms
WEAK
vacuum sweeper
VERB
consume
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb devour eat up feed guzzle ingest inhale swallow
STRONG
bolt down gobble gorge gulp ingurgitate mow nibble partake punish scarf snack swill take wolf
WEAK
chow down meal polish off put away put down stuff one's face toss down
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain nibble
WEAK
accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store
VERB
devour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb destroy eat exhaust feed on go through gobble ingest inhale ravage use up wipe out
STRONG
annihilate appreciate bolt cram dispatch enjoy gorge gulp guzzle imbibe relish spend stuff take waste wolf
WEAK
be engrossed by be preoccupied bolt down chow down delight in do compulsively do voraciously drink in feast on gloat over partake of pig out polish off rejoice in revel in scarf down take in wolf down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build
STRONG
abstain dislike hate hold keep nibble open preserve receive save
WEAK
pick
VERB
gorge
Synonyms
STRONG
bolt cloy congest cram devour feed fill glut gobble gormandize gulp guzzle jade jam overeat overindulge pack sate satiate stuff surfeit swallow wolf
WEAK
blimp out eat like a horse make a pig of
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain deplete deprive diet fast nibble starve
VERB
gormandize
Synonyms
STRONG
binge devour glut gluttonize gobble gulp guzzle overeat overindulge stuff wolf
WEAK
eat like a horse eat to excess pig out
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain diet fast nibble
VERB
pig out
Synonyms
WEAK
binge blimp out devour dive in eat like a horse eat to excess feed gluttonize gobble gorge gormandize gulp guzzle overeat overindulge pork out scarf scarf out shovel it in stuff oneself wolf wolf down

Example Sentences

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The case stems from interactions between Baldoni and Lively on the set of the film, an adaption of a best-selling Colleen Hoover novel.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Lively starred alongside Baldoni, who also directed 2024’s “It Ends With Us,” based on the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A Hoover Institution study estimates six billionaires have already left the state, reducing expected revenue from $100 billion to $40 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Los aficionados de cerca y de lejos han hablado: el mundo quiere formar parte de los Juegos de LA28», declaró el director ejecutivo de LA28, Reynold Hoover, en un comunicado.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Hoover was careful not to disclose the bureau’s earlier bungling.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann