Meaning & use
vacuumed
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Cleaned a surface using a vacuum cleaner to suck up dirt and debris.
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She vacuumed the living room before the guests arrived.
He vacuumed crumbs out of the car seats after the road trip.
A note on using this word
'Hoovered' is a common informal synonym in British English, derived from the Hoover brand of vacuum cleaners.
Words with a similar meaning
hoovered
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