groove
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.
had grooved
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past perfectof groove.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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So was the 91-mph fastball that St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos had grooved down the middle of the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
The reporter had grooved a fastball down the middle of the plate, and Zhao had slammed it out of the park.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
When he crossed home plate, Howard told catcher Thurman Munson, “Thanks for the gift,” recognizing that New York had grooved one to him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
Enter the zigzagging lines: Instead of two flat surfaces where the bones came together, as in humans, these sauropods had grooved surfaces that fit together almost like puzzle pieces.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 27, 2017
He was scarcely more hurt the second time than the first, but the bullet which had grooved the outer covering of his brain-box seemed also to have put a new idea inside it.
From Sea-Hounds by Lewis R. Freeman
