Meaning of vacuum In English

• 0 a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed, or where there is little or no matter

  • The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled.

  • No artist works in a vacuum - we are all of us influenced by others.

• 1 a vacuum cleaner

• 2 to use a vacuum cleaner to collect dust, dirt, etc.:

  • Vacuum (up) the cake crumbs, would you?

• 3 a space without any gas or other matter in it, or a space from which most of the air or gas has been removed:

  • Edison knew that he had to create a vacuum inside the lightbulb.

  • fig. No marriage exists in a vacuum (= in a situation where nothing else has any influence).

• 4 to clean something by using a vacuum cleaner:

  • [ T ] Then I vacuumed the carpet.