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Definition of groove
1 : a long narrow channel or depression
2a : a fixed routine : rutb : a situation suited to one's abilities or interests : niche
3 : top form a great talker when he is in the groove
4 : the middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit a fastball right in the groove
5 : an enjoyable or exciting experience
6 : a pronounced enjoyable rhythm
From the M-W Editors
Examples of groove in a Sentence
the grooves on a vinyl record
The door slides along a groove in the doorframe.
He's a great pitcher when he's in a groove.
She hasn't yet found her groove.
They've gotten stuck in a groove in their jobs.
Recent Examples of groove from the Web
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The deep, purposeful linear grooves are a unique form of skull alteration never before seen anywhere in the world in any context, says Julia Gresky, lead author on the study and an anthropologist at the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin.
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And Raven is STILL the queen of random dance parties — which means her kids Booker and Nia are definitely the prince and princess of groove.
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Skoug singled off Faedo in the first, and the Florida ace walked three in the first four innings before finding a groove.
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Indie-pop's Fitz and the Tantrums find a pleasantly funky groove on an optimistic breakout song.
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At Texas Motor Speedway, where over the past 20 years IndyCar has had some of its fastest and most exciting finishes, drivers quickly worked in a second groove on the 1½-mile track that was repaved earlier this year.
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An estimated (by festival organizers) 35,000 fans of dance music and its many iterations were likely to find their groove on Saturday.
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Costa Mesa woman raises $24,000 for bracelet company Costa Mesa resident Terry Leon recently raised about $24,000 on Kickstarter.com for a bracelet featuring a groove cut that holds an elastic hair band inside it.
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After a rough start to organized team activities, which occasionally featured the Dolphins defenders mocking the offensive players after practice, Miami’s offense finally found their groove.
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Origin and Etymology of groove
Middle English grove pit, cave, from Middle Dutch groeve; akin to Old High German gruoba pit, cave, Old English grafan to dig — more at grave
groove
Definition of groove
grooved
;grooving
transitive verb
1a : to make a groove inb : to join by a groove
2 : to perfect by repeated practice grooved her golf swing
3 : to throw (a pitch) in the groove
intransitive verb
1 : to become joined or fitted by a groove
2 : to form a groove
3 : to enjoy oneself intensely
4 : to interact harmoniously contemporary minds and rock groove together — Benjamin DeMott
groover
nounExamples of groove in a Sentence
We grooved to the beat.
if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it
Recent Examples of groove from the Web
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The hit-and-run tore off the corner of the bumper, shattered the taillight, and grooved the aluminum body aft of the wheel opening.
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As the sun finally disappeared beneath the trees and Andy Stokes crooned onstage Friday, festival-goers shook their shoulders, bounced and grooved along to the music.
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In the cafeteria, students danced to reggaeton music as Burnie the Miami Heat mascot grooved onstage.
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Music, moving and grooving, fun, mindfulness, and creative play keeps your child smiling while creating connection, motivating expression, and building emotional intelligence.
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The cool-grooving album sounds like these five talented musicians are soul brothers from different mothers.
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Take in the sight of the Statue of Liberty while grooving to the mighty sounds of Maya Jane Coles, Jackmaster, Maceo Plex, Richie Hawtin, and more.
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Music, moving and grooving, fun, mindfulness and creative play keeps your child smiling while creating connection, motivating expression, and building emotional intelligence.
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Barefoot flower children groove on the grass to Canned Heat and Country Joe, but are left stunned as Hendrix and the Who demolish their instruments in front of them.
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First Known Use of groove
1686
GROOVE Defined for English Language Learners
groove
playDefinition of groove for English Language Learners
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: a long, narrow cut or low area in a surface
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: a state in which you are able to do something well and easily especially because you are doing it often
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: a dull routine that does not change
groove
Definition of groove for English Language Learners
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: to enjoy listening to or dancing to music
GROOVE Defined for Kids
Definition of groove for Students
grooved
;grooving
: to make a long narrow cut in
Medical Dictionary
groove
playMedical Definition of groove
: a long narrow depression occurring naturally on the surface of an organism or an anatomical part
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