Fred vacuumed the dirt up from the carpet.
•He vacuumed up the birdseed from the kitchen floor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vacuum — ► NOUN (pl. vacuums or vacua) 1) a space entirely devoid of matter. 2) a space from which the air has been completely or partly removed. 3) a gap left by the loss or departure of someone or something important. 4) (pl. vacuums) informal a vacuum… … English terms dictionary
vacuum — [ vakjʊəm] noun (plural vacuums or vacua jʊə) 1》 a space entirely devoid of matter. ↘a space or container from which the air has been completely or partly removed. 2》 a gap left by the loss or departure of someone or something important. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
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vacuum — I UK [ˈvækjʊəm] / US [ˈvækjuəm] / US [ˈvækjum] noun Word forms vacuum : singular vacuum plural vacuums * 1) [countable] physics a space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it 2) [singular] a feeling that something is missing … English dictionary
vacuum — vac|u|um1 [ˈvækjuəm, kjum] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: vacuus; VACUOUS] 1.) a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been taken away 2.) a vacuum cleaner 3.) [singular] a situation in which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacuum — 1 noun 1 (C) a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been taken away 2 (singular) a situation in which someone or something is missing or lacking, especially one that causes problems or makes you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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