grooved

[ groovd ]

/ gruvd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of groove.

adjective

provided with a groove.

Nearby words

groot, groote, groote eylandt, groove, groove of nail matrix, grooved, grooved fricative, grooving saw, groovy, grope, groper

Origin of grooved

First recorded in 1785–95; groove + -ed²

Related formsun·grooved, adjective

Definition for grooved (2 of 2)

groove

[ groov ]

/ gruv /

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.

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

SYNONYMS FOR groove

3 rut, habit, pattern.

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

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Examples from the Web for grooved

It has a grooved wood separator between each positive and negative plate.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte
The top of each casting is smaller in diameter than the hole in the insulator, and is grooved so as to hold the cement.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
The specimens of the lower jaw in the wall-case close by show that it was much prolonged and grooved.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson
Drupe ovoid or oblong, with a bony and grooved or striate 1-celled and 1-seeded stone.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

The "ears" are equal; the interior is shining, and grooved to correspond with the external ribs.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for grooved

groove

/ (ɡruːv) /

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

jazz playing well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
US fashionable

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

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Definition for grooved (2 of 2)

groove

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

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

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groove

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