ALL meanings of vacuuming
vac·u·um
V v - noun plural vacuuming a space entirely devoid of matter. 1
- noun plural vacuuming an enclosed space from which matter, especially air, has been partially removed so that the matter or gas remaining in the space exerts less pressure than the atmosphere (opposed to plenum). 1
- noun plural vacuuming the state or degree of exhaustion in such an enclosed space. 1
- noun plural vacuuming a space not filled or occupied; emptiness; void: The loss left a vacuum in his heart. 1
- noun plural vacuuming a vacuum cleaner or sweeper. 1
- noun plural vacuuming Physics. a state of lowest energy in a quantum field theory. 1
- adjective vacuuming of, pertaining to, employing, or producing a vacuum. 1
- adjective vacuuming (of a hollow container) partly exhausted of gas or air. 1
- adjective vacuuming pertaining to a device or process that makes use of a vacuum to accomplish a desired task. 1
- adjective vacuuming noting or pertaining to canning or packaging in which air is removed from the container to prevent deterioration of the contents. 1
- verb with object vacuuming to use a vacuum cleaner on; clean with a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum rugs. 1
- verb with object vacuuming to treat with any vacuum device, as a vacuum drier. 1
- verb without object vacuuming to use a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum in the dining room. 1