Definition of Groove

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long narrow channel, furrow; routine, habit, fixed way of doing things
make furrows or channels, cut a groove in; enjoy oneself; interact harmoniously
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Groove Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
  
(n.)
Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine.
  
(n.)
A shaft or excavation.
  
(n.)
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.
  
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groove
\groove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. grooved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. groving.] to cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
groove
\groove\ (?), n. [d. groef, groeve; akin to e. grove. see grove.]
1. 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.
2. hence: the habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. the gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. morley.
3. [see grove.] (mining) a shaft or excavation. [prov. eng.]
groove
n
1. 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) [syn: channel]


2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: rut]


3. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: vallecula]
v 1: make a groove in, or provide with a groove, as of a record, for example 2: make a groove in [syn: rout, gouge]
3: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: furrow, rut]






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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Gorthrwch = n. a groove
Rhic = n. a notch; to groove
Rhicio = v. to notch; to groove
Rhig = n. a notch, a groove; the pillory
Rhign = n. a notch, a groove
Rhigo = v. to notch, to groove
Rhigol = n. a groove; trench
Rhigolydd = n. groove plane
Rhint = n. a notch, a groove
Australian Slang
1. rhythm or beat: “it's got a funky groove to it”; “dig the groove on this one”; 2. musical feeling: “I went for a more minimalistic groove”; 3. piece of music: “playing a wicked set of grooves”; 4. dance or listen to music: “groove to some original tunes”
feeling well content with everything going right
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. 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)
(synonym) channel
(hypernym) depression, impression, imprint
(hyponym) dado
(derivation) furrow, rut
2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
(synonym) rut
(hypernym) routine, modus operandi
3. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
(synonym) vallecula
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) costal groove
(derivation) furrow, rut
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy

Verb
1. make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"
(hypernym) incise
(hyponym) dado
(derivation) channel
2. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
(synonym) furrow, rut
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
(derivation) channel
Groove Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Glossary of elevator industry terms
"Groove - ""Vee"" - A groove in the drive sheave which produces a pinching or wedging effect on the cable, used on gearless machines. ""U"" "
Groove Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dictionary of Automotive Terms
A channel or gouge in the metal. See piston ring groove .
Groove Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
TCP/IP Ports Assignments
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TCP/IP Ports Assignments (Intrusive)
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Groove Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Groove or Grooves may refer to:
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Groove Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bowling Termes 1.0
Ball track or indentation in lane. Also applied to bowler who is performing well and has his approach and armswing almost mechanically perfect.
Groove Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
The DJ Glossary
With reference to records, the small microscopic indentations etched into a vinyl record that contain audio source information for playback.
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