hoo·ver 
(hvər)
(hvər)v. hoo·vered, hoo·ver·ing, hoo·vers
v.tr.
1. Informal
a. To clean (a surface or material) with a vacuum cleaner: hoovered the rug.
b. To remove with a vacuum cleaner. Often used with up: hoovered up the spilled cereal.
2. Slang To consume entirely; devour. Often used with up or down.
v.intr.
Informal To use a vacuum cleaner: needs to hoover before the guests arrive.
[After the Hoover Company, a prominent manufacturer of vacuum cleaners.]