Definitions for groove
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. groove, channelnoun

   a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

2. rut, groovenoun

   a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

   "they fell into a conversational rut"

3. groove, valleculaverb

   (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

4. grooveverb

   make a groove in, or provide with a groove

   "groove a vinyl record"

5. furrow, rut, grooveverb

   hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

   "furrow soil"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. groovenoun

   A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

2. groovenoun

   A fixed routine

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

3. groovenoun

   The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

4. groovenoun

   A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

5. grooveverb

   To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

6. grooveverb

   To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

   I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.

   Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Groovenoun

   a furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut

   Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]

2. Groovenoun

   hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine

   Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]

3. Groovenoun

   a shaft or excavation

   Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]

4. Grooveverb

   to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow

   Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]

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1. Groove

   Groove is a film that portrays one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene. Through a single email, the word spreads that a huge rave is going to take place in an abandoned warehouse. John Digweed has a cameo as himself and also contributed to the soundtrack with Nick Muir, under their production alias Bedrock.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Groove

   grōōv, n. a furrow, or long hollow, such as is cut with a tool.—v.t. to grave or cut a groove or furrow in. [Prob. Dut. groef, groeve, a furrow; cog. with Ger. grube, a pit, Ice. gróf, Eng. grave.]

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1. groove

   Song lyrics by groove -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by groove on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Dig
   • Incise
   • Routine

Anagrams for groove »

1. go over, overgo

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of groove in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of groove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of groove in a Sentence

1. Naomi Osaka:

   I thought I played really well despite the fact that we only played one set, i'm just happy that it was my first match in a while and I was able to get in the groove of things quickly.

2. Kenneth Angielczyk:

   Euchambersia has very distinct, large pits on the side of its face that connect to grooves on the canine teeth via a groove above the tooth row, this combination of features in Euchambersia has been used to hypothesize that it may have been venomous, although again we can't be completely certain of this. The groove in Ichibengops shows some similarities to that in Euchambersia, and because they are fairly closely related, we suggested that something similar may have been going on in Ichibengops.

3. Ry Cooder:

   Having my son on drums has made a huge difference. I can't stress this strongly enough, in terms of the groove space and style that Joachim gave me to instinctively play what I felt in a more free way, rather than feeling constricted. That's true on record and on stage.

4. Christine Lavin:

   There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.

5. Bob Baffert:

   Down the backside he was in a groove, he’s a great horse, I knew he was going to do it. I just feel like I have a very special horse, he’s the one that won. It wasn’t me.

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