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vacuum-clean

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To clean with a vacuum cleaner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hoover, vacuum

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

clean with a vacuum cleaner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vacuum the carpets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vacuum, hoover

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clean, make clean

History

Etymology

Back-formation from vacuum cleaner.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: tozsoranlamaq — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Czech: vysát — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Dutch: stofzuigen — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Finnish: imuroida — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • French: passer l'aspirateur — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Hungarian: porszívózik — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Icelandic: ryksuga — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Polish: odkurzać — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Polish: odkurzyć — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Russian: пылесо́сить (pylesósitʹ) — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Spanish: pasar la aspiradora — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Spanish: aspirar — to clean with a vacuum cleaner
  • Swedish: dammsuga — to clean with a vacuum cleaner