Definitions

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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New government rules now mean only a learner driver can book their own test, part of a crackdown on third party operators using bots to hoover up thousands of slots.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Supporters of such laws argue that social media companies attract users with news stories and hoover up online advertising revenue that would otherwise go to struggling newsrooms.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Inspired, Brundage became obsessed with web scrapers—automated programs that hoover up vast amounts of web data for analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Rising land prices smother our ability to move, suppress fertility rates, stifle innovation, and hoover up resources that might be deployed elsewhere.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

I whinged that it didn't smell of anything, but she pointed out I wasn't the one who had to hoover and unpick the needles from the carpet.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Hoover

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