vacuumed

Used a Hoover

Vacuumed is the past tense of vacuum, meaning to clean with a vacuum cleaner: I vacuumed the living room before the guests arrived.

The spelling preserves the double u from the Latin root, making it one of English's odder-looking verb forms.

cleaned

carpet

Thick floor textile

  • suctionPulling via pressure difference
  • dustFine settled particles
  • hooverClean with suction machine

nozzle · filter · upholstery · debris · bagless · canister · robotic · handheld · corded · dirt

sealed

airtight

Impervious to atmosphere

space · pump · bags · storage · freeze-dried · dehydrated · pressure · container · extracted · airless

Categories
Opposites
cleaning action performed

vacuumedunvacuumed

Not cleaned by suction

dirtied · soiled · littered · neglected · messed up

surface cleanliness state

vacuumeddirty

Not clean

filthy · dusty · grimy · unkempt · neglected

Phrases
Family

vacuum, vacuuming, vacuums

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G