[ɡruːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material

- an established routine or habit
(e.g: his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove)

- a particular rhythm in popular or jazz music
(e.g: her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove)


Phrases:
- in the groove

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to grave

[ɡruːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a groove or grooves in
(e.g: deep lines grooved her face)

- dance or listen to popular or jazz music
(e.g: they were grooving to Motown)

- pitch (a ball) in the centre of the strike zone
(e.g: he grooved a fastball in the 9th inning)


Phrases:
- in the groove

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to grave