Definition of vacuum cleaner
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction — called also
vacuum sweeper
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Recent Examples of vacuum cleaner from the Web
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The suspects got away with a vacuum cleaner valued at about $300, according to police.
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My first memory was of a red vacuum cleaner on the gray carpet of my mother’s apartment on East Sixth Street.
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The couple told police in 1997 that David had fallen from a chair and hit his head on a vacuum cleaner, and that Tripp had accidentally hit the child in the eye with his elbow.
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The whir of a vacuum cleaner punctures the silence.
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This wasn't just moving a piano -- this was roughly 40 minutes of loud, construction-like work, replete with drills and vacuum cleaners.
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Lampshades: Remove shades and use a vacuum cleaner for cloth shades; clean glass shades with an appropriate cleaner.
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Fargo Trucking, with 45 violations, has moved Bissell vacuum cleaners, UPS packages and Nautica apparel.
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In the skit, the Cavs' second leading scorer is a chain-smoking female, the starting point guard is a Roomba vacuum cleaner and a dog, Pancake, is the starting center.
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First Known Use of vacuum cleaner
1903
VACUUM CLEANER Defined for English Language Learners
vacuum cleaner
Definition of vacuum cleaner for English Language Learners
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: an electrical machine that cleans floors, rugs, etc., by sucking up dirt, dust, etc.
VACUUM CLEANER Defined for Kids
vacuum cleaner
Definition of vacuum cleaner for Students
: an electrical appliance for cleaning (as floors or rugs) by suction
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