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: a long narrow channel or depression
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
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: an enjoyable or exciting experience
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: a pronounced enjoyable rhythm
grooved; grooving
1
a
: to make a groove in
b
: to join by a groove
2
: to perfect by repeated practice
grooved her golf swing
3
: to throw (a pitch) in the groove
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: to become joined or fitted by a groove
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: to form a groove
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: to enjoy oneself intensely
4
: to interact harmoniously
contemporary minds and rock groove together—
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groover
noun
Examples of groove in a Sentence
Noun
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.
Verb
We grooved to the beat.
if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Our favorite style is made of maple wood and has a handy juice groove to spare your countertop from any drippings.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 July 2025
On a summer-y and warm evening of day three of the 59th edition of the festival in the spa town, its streets were full of activity, with people rushing to and from movie screenings, grooving along to concerts, and eating and drinking in outdoor restaurants and bars.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
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Noun
Shaky and tired from the start, Anisimova never found a groove or a wind.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Our favorite style is made of maple wood and has a handy juice groove to spare your countertop from any drippings.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Verb
As the rapper twerks and lip-syncs to her verse, Bieber kisses her on the temple before joining her in grooving to the track.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 July 2025
On a summer-y and warm evening of day three of the 59th edition of the festival in the spa town, its streets were full of activity, with people rushing to and from movie screenings, grooving along to concerts, and eating and drinking in outdoor restaurants and bars.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
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“Groove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groove. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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groove
noun
: a long narrow depression occurring naturally on the surface of an organism or an anatomical part
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