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Hooverize

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hooverize"

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œconomizeverbObsolete spelling of economize. [(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).]
economizeverb(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
œconomiseverbObsolete form of economize. [(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).]
saveverb(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
vacuum upverbSynonym of hoover up.
franklinizeverbTo cause to be influenced by Benjamin Franklin and his political leadership.
economiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of economize. [(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).]
unhoardverb(transitive) To take or steal from a hoard, e.g. to pilfer.
frugalizeverb(ambitransitive) To do something frugally.
retrenchverb(transitive) To cut down or reduce.
bovrilizeverb(transitive, archaic, humorous) To condense; to reduce to essential details, as when explaining something.
deoptimizeverb(transitive) To make less than optimal.
bovriliseverbAlternative form of bovrilize. [(transitive, archaic, humorous) To condense; to reduce to essential details, as when explaining something.]
hoodlumizeverb(transitive) To make into a hoodlum.
skimp and saveverbAlternative form of scrimp and save. [To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.]
husknounThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
take up the slackverbTo do work that would otherwise be left undone.
cut backverb(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
skimpverbTo make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
pick up the slackverbTo do work that would otherwise be left undone.

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