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groove

/ɡɹuːv/

noun

Meaning

  • A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

  • A fixed routine.

  • The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.

  • A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

  • A shaft or excavation.

  • A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit)

verb

Meaning

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

  • To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

    "I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave."