groove

«groove» in Mova's school dictionary: a long, narrow cut or channel in a surface, like the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a groove, grooves; the groove); verb (groove, grooves, grooved, grooving — informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) A groove is a long, narrow cut or channel in a surface, like the lines on a screw or a record. tree →

2) (informal) A good rhythm in music that makes you want to dance. tree →

3) (informal) To groove is to dance or move to music in a relaxed, happy way. tree →

4) (informal) Being «in the groove» means doing something smoothly and well. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in craft and science (grooves in wood or tyres), music and everyday slang. Phrases: «in the groove», «get your groove back», «groove to the music». It tells the reader about a channel, or about rhythm and flow.

examples

• The marble rolled along the groove in the track. tree →
• Tyres have grooves to grip the wet road. tree →
• The band found a great groove. tree →
• We grooved to the music at the party. tree →
• After a slow start, she got into the groove. tree →
• Old records have tiny grooves that hold the sound. tree →
• With his finger he marks out a groove in the stone table. tree →

note

Countable as a channel. Informal for music and dancing; adjective «groovy» is old-fashioned slang for «cool». Worn tyre grooves are dangerous in rain.

In the corpora

• The grooves in tyres push water away so the tyres can grip a wet road.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «groove» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.