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    vacuum

    US /ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm/

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    UK /'vækjʊəm/

    B1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Space with absolutely no air in it
    Send out all the air and you have a vacuum
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Cleaning machine with engine that sucks up dirt
    The vacuum will pull the dirt out of this floor
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo clean (a floor) using a sucking machine
    It will vacuum up the dirt from your floor
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A state of emptiness; a void.
    The scandal created a vacuum of leadership.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An electron tube.
    The old radio used vacuum tubes.
    adj.AdjectiveSealed to remove air.
    The food was stored in a vacuum container.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo seal something in a vacuum.
    We vacuum-sealed the leftovers to keep them fresh.

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    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • Well, President Obama and Secretary Clinton created a vacuum the way they got out of Iraq because they got out right.

      Well, President Obama and Secretary Clinton created a vacuum the way they got out of Iraq because they got out right.

    • So we've got to do everything we can to vacuum up intelligence from Europe, from the Middle East.

      So we've got to do everything we can to vacuum up intelligence from Europe, from the Middle East.

    B1

    How to Survive a Building Explosion

    06:05How to Survive a Building Explosion
    • At the detonation site, the air pressure expands outward rapidly, creating a vacuum.

      At the detonation site, the air pressure expands outward rapidly, creating a vacuum.

    • creating a vacuum.

      creating a vacuum.

    B1

    Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice

    11:54Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
    • The vacuum left by the fallen empire was filled by a temporary military government called the Beiyang,

      The vacuum left by the fallen empire was filled by a temporary military government called the Beiyang,

    • The vacuum left by the fallen empire was filled by a temporary military government called the Beiyang.

      The vacuum left by the fallen empire was filled by a temporary military government called the Beiyang.

    B2

    Sexual Assault, Consent and Sexual Harassment: What's The Difference?

    03:14Sexual Assault, Consent and Sexual Harassment: What's The Difference?
    • opportunity to get the Sucker 3,000 Vacuum Cleaner.

      opportunity to get the Sucker 3,000 Vacuum Cleaner.

    B1

    Things They Don't Tell You About Living Alone

    04:15Things They Don't Tell You About Living Alone
    • It is like living in a vacuum, just the soft hum of a fan or AC running.  

      It is like living in a vacuum, just the soft hum of a fan or AC running.  

    B1

    Amazing Earth Facts To Blow Your Mind

    02:53Amazing Earth Facts To Blow Your Mind
    • a giant vacuum - this dust is vestiges of our solar system, broken up asteroids and

      a giant vacuum - this dust is vestiges of our solar system, broken up asteroids and

    B1

    What Is Something?

    05:34What Is Something?
    • Is it what we call a vacuum?

      Is it what we call a vacuum?

    B2

    Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures

    14:38Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures
    • and on the screen we confirm that the wafer is on our end efficator and hit "OK." Now this chamber, the load lock, will begin to pump down to a near vacuum.

      and on the screen we confirm that the wafer is on our end efficator and hit "OK." Now this chamber, the load lock, will begin to pump down to a near vacuum.

    • Now this chamber, the load lock, will begin to pump down to a near vacuum.

      Now this chamber, the load lock, will begin to pump down to a near vacuum.

    B1

    Magnetron sputtering: How does it work?

    02:41Magnetron sputtering: How does it work?
    • The material of a sputtering target is atomized in a high vacuum by ion bombardment.

      The material of a sputtering target is atomized in a high vacuum by ion bombardment.

    • The material of a sputtering target is atomized in a high vacuum by ion bombardment.

      The material of a sputtering target is atomized in a high vacuum by ion bombardment.

    B2

    Dyson to cut nearly one third of UK workforce | BBC News

    02:47Dyson to cut nearly one third of UK workforce | BBC News
    • It makes everything from hair dryers to those famous cordless vacuum cleaners to washing machines and they have announced that there is a global restructure going on and this is the UK implication of it which means that up to a thousand of their 3,500 UK workers could be affected.

      It makes everything from hair dryers to those famous cordless vacuum cleaners to washing machines and they have announced that there is a global restructure going on and this is the UK implication of it which means that up to a thousand of their 3,500 UK workers could be affected.

    • It makes everything from hair dryers to those famous cordless vacuum cleaners to washing machines.

      It makes everything from hair dryers to those famous cordless vacuum cleaners to washing machines.

    B1