hooversomethingup
phrasal verbwithhooververb[IorT]UKuk/ˈhuː.vər/us/ˈhuː.vɚ/
(CLEAN)
toremovesomething from aflooror othersurfaceusing avacuumcleaner(= amachinethatsucksupdustanddirt):
We'llhooverup thedebris, then we willsitdown andopenabottleofwine.
Someone came andhooveredup theleavesbecause theyknewthepresswould be coming.
- I got theflowersarrangedand Ihooveredup thedebris.
- I was going to get up early andhooverthemessup.
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- dusting
- freshen
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- muck
- sandblast
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit and polishidiom
- spring-clean
- spruce
- tidy
- valet
(CONSUME)
informal
to use somethingquicklyandeagerly:
Thecountryishooveringupevermorecommoditiesbecauseitseconomyisgrowingsoquickly.
Tickets werehooveredup when they went onsalelastweek.
- Fishermenclaimthefleetofvesselsisillegallyhooveringupyoungfish.
- He washooveringup aplateofsausageandchipswhilereadingthepaper.
- Theycruisedthrough the world'sartmarketshooveringeverything up.