Groove Definition

gro͝ov
grooved, grooves, grooving
noun
grooves
A long, narrow furrow or hollow cut in a surface with a tool, as the track cut in a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.
Webster's New World
Any channel or rut cut or worn in a surface.
Webster's New World
A habitual way of doing something; settled routine.
An athlete getting back into a groove after an injury.
Webster's New World
Any narrow furrow, depression, or slit occurring on the surface of an organ, esp. of bone.
Webster's New World
A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited.
Found his groove playing bass in a trio.
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Antonyms:
verb
grooved, grooves, grooving
To make a groove or grooves in.
Webster's New World
To throw (a pitch) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit.
American Heritage
To react with empathy or enjoyment.
To groove to jazz.
Webster's New World
To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself.
Just sitting around, grooving on the music.
American Heritage
To be affected with pleasurable excitement.
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Synonyms:
idiom
in the groove
  • Performing exceptionally well.
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Other Word Forms of Groove

Noun

Singular:
groove
Plural:
grooves

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Groove

Origin of Groove

  • From Middle English groof, grofe (“mining shart”), from Old English *grōf (“trench, furrow, something dug”), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“groove, furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrebh- (“to dig, scrape, bury”). Cognate with Dutch groef, groeve (“groove; pit, grave”), German Grube (“ditch, pit”), Norwegian grov (“brook, riverbed”), Old English grafan (“to dig”). More at grave.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English groof mining shaft probably from Middle Dutch groeve ditch ghrebh-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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