Hoover vs. Hover: What's the Difference?
Hoover(noun)
A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
Hoover(verb)
To clean (a room, etc.) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
“I need to hoover this room.”
Hoover(verb)
To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
“My husband is upstairs, hoovering.”
Hoover(verb)
To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.
Hover(verb)
To float in the air.
“The hummingbird hovered by the plant.”
Hover(verb)
To linger in one place.