hoovered
Cleaned the carpet
Hoovered is the past tense of hoover, meaning to vacuum.
The word comes from the Hoover brand of vacuum cleaners and is primarily British: I hoovered the living room this morning.
Extended uses describe rapid consumption or aggressive acquisition: He hoovered up all the snacks, The company hoovered up smaller competitors.
Ate hungrily and completely
gulped · demolished · polished off · ravenous · greedy · snacks · leftovers · plate
devoured
Ate hungrily and completely
scarfed · gulped · demolished · polished off · ravenous · greedy · snacks · leftovers · plate · seconds
sucked
Drew in by mouth
dirt · crumbs · Dyson · upright · nozzle · suction · sweeper · rugs · floors · debris
absorbed
Took in fully
- sucked upObsequiously sought approval
- consumedFully used or eaten
- monopolizedClaimed exclusive control over
captured · collected · gathered · accumulated · siphoned · drained · extracted · pulled in · attracted · acquired
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Hoover DamConcrete arch-gravity structure on Colorado
- Herbert Hoover
- hoovering upConsuming rapidly and completely
- hoover upConsume rapidly, completely
- hoovered upCleaned or consumed greedily