groove

[groov]

|||

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR groove ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint), a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.

the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.

a fixed routine: to get into a groove.

Printing. the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type.

Slang. an enjoyable time or experience.

verb (used with object), grooved, groov·ing.

to cut a groove in; furrow.

Slang.

to appreciate and enjoy.
to please immensely.

verb (used without object), grooved, groov·ing.

Slang.

to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself: He was grooving on the music.
to get along or interact well.

to fix in a groove.

Idioms

in the groove, Slang.

in perfect functioning order.
in the popular fashion; up-to-date: If you want to be in the groove this summer, you'll need a bikini.

Origin of groove

1350–1400; Middle English grofe, groof mining shaft; cognate with Middle Dutch groeve, Dutch groef, German Grube pit, ditch; akin to grave¹

Related formsgroove·less, adjectivegroove·like, adjectivegroov·er, nounre·groove, verb (used with object), re·grooved, re·groov·ing.

Synonyms for groove

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR groove ON THESAURUS.COM

3. rut, habit, pattern.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for groove

trench, slot, corrugation, scratch, hollow, slit, ditch, depression, canal, gouge, cut, score, crimp, valley, cutting, rut, furrow, gutter, incision, pucker

Examples from the Web for groove

Contemporary Examples of groove

Tanaka then settled into a groove, pitching shut-out ball for the next five innings, fanning eight as the Yankees won 7-3.
Masahiro Tanaka Is the Yankees' $155M Lethal Weapon and Strikeout Machine
Allen Barra
May 9, 2014
But the fact of the matter is that somewhere along the way, Brooklyn Nine-Nine really did find its groove.
How ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Became This Year’s Hottest New Sitcom
Kevin Fallon
January 31, 2014
Very rarely I'll hit a groove and finish early—go for a long walk in the afternoon, or even blow myself to a movie.
Blake Bailey: How I Write
Noah Charney
March 20, 2013
Post-water break, Rubio managed to get into a groove and ease on in for a smooth-jazz finish.
Marco Rubio Winsome in Response to Obama, Rand Paul Mostly Feisty
Michelle Cottle
February 13, 2013
After the Jubilee, it was time for the Olympics, and it seemed the Royals had a chance to get their groove back.
How 2012 Turned Into a Very Bad Year For Prince Charles
Tom Sykes
November 26, 2012

Historical Examples of groove

Cover the tongue thoroughly with glue, and also put some on the inside of the groove.
Flying Machines
W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
This will leave a groove into which the tongue will fit easily.
Flying Machines
W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
From this groove, along with the light, came the soft roaring hiss.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930
Various
A groove should be cut in the surface of the eccentric, so that this strap will not slip off.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
It will be seen that a groove, M, is cut around the piston near the top.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates

British Dictionary definitions for groove

groove

noun

a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool

the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone recordSee also microgroove

one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun

anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus

mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120°

a settled existence, routine, etc, to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape

slang an experience, event, etc, that is groovy

in the groove

jazzplaying well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
USfashionable

verb

(tr) to form or cut a groove in

(intr) old-fashioned, slang to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings

(intr) jazz to play well, with a good beat, etc

Derived Formsgrooveless, adjectivegroovelike, adjective

Word Origin for groove

C15: from obsolete Dutch groeve, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gruoba pit, Old Norse grof

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for groove

c.1400, "cave, mine, pit" (late 13c. in place names), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse grod "pit," or from Middle Dutch groeve "furrow, ditch," both from Proto-Germanic *grobo (cf. Old Norse grof "brook, river bed," Old High German gruoba "ditch," Gothic groba "pit, cave," Old English græf "ditch"), related to grave (n.). Sense of "long, narrow channel or furrow" is 1650s. Meaning "spiral cut in a phonograph record" is from 1902. Figurative sense of "routine" is from 1842, often deprecatory at first, "a rut."

1680s, "make a groove," from groove (n.). Slang sense is from late 1930s. Related: Grooved; grooving.

groove in Medicine

groove

[grōōv]

n.

A rut, groove, or narrow depression or channel in a surface.

Idioms and Phrases with groove

groove

see in the groove.