vac
vac Lexical Profile
vac Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An informal shortening of vacuum cleaner, an electrical appliance used for cleaning floors and surfaces by suction.
"Could you grab the portable vac from the closet to clean up these crumbs in the car?"
British An informal shortening of vacation, especially one of the scheduled holidays between terms at a university.
"Many undergraduates travel abroad or take temporary jobs during the summer vac."
An informal shortening of vacuum, a space entirely devoid of matter or a state of reduced air pressure.
"The laboratory technician checked the gauge to ensure the chamber maintained a steady vac."
• verb
British To clean a floor, carpet, or other surface using a vacuum cleaner (informal).
"She quickly vacked the living room rug before the guests arrived."
• Rhymes for vac
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 18th and 20th centuries as an informal clipping of "vacation" and "vacuum" (or "vacuum cleaner"), both ultimately tracing back to the Latin verb vacare, meaning "to be empty" or "to be free."