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groove

/ groove /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Type of:
body part
Kinds of:
costal groove fissure
Derived:
furrow rut
Domain:
anatomy general anatomy
noun Sense 2
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)
Type of:
depression impression imprint
Kinds of:
dado flute fluting quirk rabbet
Derived:
furrow rut
verb Sense 3
make a groove in, or provide with a groove
"groove a vinyl record"
Type of:
incise
Kinds of:
dado mill
Derived:
channel groover grooving rifling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
"they fell into a conversational rut"
Type of:
routine modus operandi
verb Sense 5
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil"
Type of:
dig delve cut into
Derived:
channel vallecula rut furrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
22
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body part costal groove fissure depression impression imprint dado flute fluting quirk rabbet incise