groove

[Groove]

A groove is an indentation or rut in something like the grooves on an old record.

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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.

Noun
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"

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

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)

Verb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"

Verb
make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"

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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.

n.
Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine.

n.
A shaft or excavation.

v. t.
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.
3. [See Grove.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]

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.

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.

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

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Usage Examples

I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear.

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Other Usage Examples

I'm so happy now. I love that I'm in a relationship right now... I want a life... The past five years or so I've found my groove and my balance.

In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques.

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