vacuum
verb [I or T] /ˈvæk.juːm/ (UK also hoover)Definition
› to use a vacuum cleaner to collect dust, dirt, etc.: Vacuum (up) the cake crumbs, would you?Cleaning and tidying places and things
(Definition of vacuum verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust verb (MAKE CHANGES)
- airing noun (DRYING)
- bed noun (FURNITURE)
- clean (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- clear (sth) up phrasal verb (TIDY)
- dust verb (CLEAN)
- dusting noun (CLEANING)
- freshen (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- freshen verb (AIR)
- going-over noun
- housework noun
- shampoo noun
- spit and polish idiom
- spring-clean verb
- spruce sb/sth up phrasal verb
- straighten sth out phrasal verb (PLACE)
- straighten sth up phrasal verb
- tidy verb
- valet verb
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