vacuum

[US]/ˈvækjuːm/
[UK]/ˈvækjuːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. emptiness; void; blank
vt. clean with a vacuum cleaner

Phrases & Collocations

vacuum cleaner

vacuum seal

vacuum bag

vacuuming the floor

vacuum pump

in a vacuum

high vacuum

vacuum distillation

vacuum system

vacuum degree

vacuum drying

vacuum packaging

vacuum furnace

vacuum filter

vacuum tube

vacuum packing

vacuum circuit breaker

vacuum equipment

vacuum chamber

vacuum evaporation

vacuum heat treatment

vacuum interrupter

vacuum forming

Example Sentences

an upright vacuum cleaner.

the political vacuum left by the death of the Emperor.

He sells vacuum cleaners.

He travels in vacuum cleaners.

I mean to buy a vacuum next month.

The vacuum system of the wet end of a papermachine could be a centralized system or some individual systems for the vacuum points.

Remove the panel/demist door vacuum actuator from the vehicle.

a vacuum cleaner that has two extension wands.

His wife's death left a vacuum in his life.

The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments.

Together with the vacuum debubbling barrel, injecting and forming the debubbled mud with the air pressure in the vacuum debubbling barrel.

he could still hear men jawing away about the vacuum cleaners.

Vacuum metallisation of label paper, gift wrap and internal coating.

The salesperson plugged in and demonstrated the vacuum cleaner.

His resignation has left a power vacuum at the head of the party.

I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.

Real-world Examples

The rug looked filthy so I get out the vacuum and vacuum it.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

You can vacuum the floor or the carpet with a vacuum.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

So, you can vacuum with a vacuum, just like you can mop with a mop.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

Sometimes, vacuum erection devices can be used.

Source: Osmosis - Reproduction

I hope Fizbo knows how to vacuum.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

For that experiment you need a complete vacuum.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

These changes weren't happening in a vacuum.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

So, the rug on the floor looks dirty, so she gets " out the vacuum" and vacuums it.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

The country has been facing a political vacuum for a number of years.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Without Roomba, the family was left in a vacuum.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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