Groove

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɡɹʊuv/
• US IPA: /gɹuv/
• Rhymes: -uːv

Origin

From Middle English groof, grofe ("mining shart"), from Old English *grōf ("trench, furrow, something dug"), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō ("groove, furrow"), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrebh- ("to dig, scrape, bury"). Cognate with Dutch groef, groeve ("groove; pit, grave"), German Grube ("ditch, pit"), Norwegian grov ("brook, riverbed"), Old English grafan ("to dig"). More at grave.

Full definition of groove

Noun

1. 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.
2. A fixed routine
• unknown date J. MorleyThe gregarious trifling of life in the social groove.
3. The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
4. A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
5. (mining) A shaft or excavation.

Derived terms

• groovy
• tongue and groove

Verb

1. To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
2. To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.

Anagrams

• go over, overgo