What does groove mean?
Definitions for groove
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word groove.
Princeton's WordNet
groove, channel(noun)
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)
rut, groove(noun)
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
"they fell into a conversational rut"
groove, vallecula(verb)
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
groove(verb)
make a groove in, or provide with a groove
"groove a vinyl record"
furrow, rut, groove(verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil"
Wiktionary
groove(Noun)
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.
groove(Noun)
A fixed routine
Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.
groove(Noun)
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.
groove(Noun)
A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm
Etymology: From groof, grofe, from *, from grōbō, from ghrebh-. Cognate with groef, groeve, Grube, grov, grafan. More at grave.
groove(Verb)
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.
groove(Verb)
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
Groove(noun)
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.]
Groove(noun)
hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine
Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]
Groove(noun)
a shaft or excavation
Etymology: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]
Groove(verb)
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.]
Freebase
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
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of groove in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of groove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of groove in a Sentence
Last year was a big year of just me on the road, promoting my EP and doing that, and I kind of got away from the writing, the creating music process, which for the first five years before that I was always tuned in to writing, and really being connected to the process of that, and when I went back in to write, it was kind of nerve-wracking. It’s so bizarre, whenever you come back in. It’s a vulnerable process, and it was kind of nerve-wracking, but I feel like I’m getting back in the groove of it.
You can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.
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.
It maybe wasn't the prettiest match, but I got through it and I won it, it's always tough the first match of the season, you just want to get going and into the groove. But I'm happy to be through and getting another chance to play out there.
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.
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- vyjetá kolej, rýha, žlábek, zářez, rutina, drážkaCzech
- αυλάκωσηGreek
- gruviEsperanto
- acanaladura, rutina, canal, surco, hábito, estría, tonadilla, hendidura, ranuraSpanish
- شیارPersian
- uurre, uraFinnish
- rainureFrench
- claisScottish Gaelic
- canale, groove, galleria, scanalatura, pozzo, incavo, routine, solco, tran-tranItalian
- 溝Japanese
- ღარიGeorgian
- canālisLatin
- tōanga, kowaka, whakaawa, whakakōakaMāori
- inkervingDutch
- koleina, rutynaPolish
- ranhura, rotinaPortuguese
- привычка, колея, нарез, вырез, рутина, желобок, пазRussian
- žlijebiti, žlijeb, kolotečinaSerbo-Croatian
- spårSwedish
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