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- Dictionarygroom/ɡruːm/
verb
- 1. brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal): "the horses were groomed and taken to shows" Similar
- 2. prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity: "star pupils who are groomed for higher things" Similar
noun
- 1. a person employed to take care of horses. Similar
- 2. a bridegroom. Similar
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GROOM definition: 1. to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur: 2. (of an animal) to use its tongue or paws…. Learn more.
: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal) especially : to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention. 2. : to make neat or attractive.
to condition or manipulate (a victim) emotionally over time, as through friendship, gifts, flattery, etc., in order to entrap the person in a sexually abusive or predatory relationship.
A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean. 3. verb. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care. [VERB noun] Synonyms: brush, clean, tend, rub down More Synonyms of groom. 4. verb [usually passive]
To groom means to take care of the appearance, whether it's plucking eyebrows or combing hair. When you spend over an hour grooming in the bathroom, combing your mustache and buffing your nails, you drive everyone else who needs to use the bathroom crazy.
Define groom. groom synonyms, groom pronunciation, groom translation, English dictionary definition of groom. n. 1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable. 2. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married. 3. One of several officers in...
groom something (of an animal) to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself. a female ape grooming her mate. to prepare or train somebody for an important job or position. groom somebody (for/as something) Our junior employees are being groomed for more senior roles.
GROOM definition: 1. to prepare someone carefully for a special position or job: 2. to clean and brush an animal's…. Learn more.
5 days ago · groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed) To attend to one's appearance and clothing. ( transitive ) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
Definition of groom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'groom'. 1. A groom is the same as a bridegroom. [...] 2. A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean. [...] 3. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it.
to make (oneself or one's clothing) neat or tidy: She groomed herself carefully before the meeting. Animal Behavior, Zoology (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt or unwanted tiny organisms from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.: Monkeys groom each other. to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).
UK /ɡruːm/ verb (with object) 1. brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal) the horses were groomed and taken to shows (of an animal) clean the fur or skin of (itself or another animal) their main preoccupation is licking and grooming themselves give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone) keeping oneself groomed is importan...
1. countable noun. A groom is the same as a bridegroom. ...the bride and groom. Synonyms: newly-wed, husband, bridegroom, marriage partner More Synonyms of groom. 2. countable noun. A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean. 3. transitive verb.
a : to make (someone) neat and attractive. She spent hours grooming herself. She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed. b : to make (something) neat, smooth, or attractive. a carefully groomed lawn. perfectly groomed ski slopes. — see also well-groomed. 3. : to prepare (someone) for a particular job or position.
groom something (of an animal) to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself a female ape grooming her mate.
Groom, n. 1 makes its first appearance around the turn of the thirteenth century in a work called the Ancrene Riwle (a guide for anchoresses), in which it means ‘a boy’, although the use of grom as a byname a century or so earlier suggests that it probably goes back to at least the end of the Old English period.
A man on his wedding day; a man who is getting married or is newly married; a bridegroom. Frequently (and in early use chiefly) in collocation with bride, esp. in bride and groom. Recorded earliest in the collocation bride's groom: cf. γ forms at bridegroom n.
GROOMING definition: 1. the things that you do to make your appearance clean and neat, for example brushing your hair…. Learn more.
A boy; a waiter; a servant. Then called she a groom, that forth him led. Into a goodly lodge. Fairy Queen, b. i. From Egypt’s king ambassadours they come; Them many a squire attends, and many a groom. Edward Fairfax. Think then, my soul! that death is but a groom. Which brings a taper to the outward room. John Donne.
GROOMED definition: 1. having a clean and neat appearance that is produced with care: 2. having a clean and neat…. Learn more.
Grooming definition: the care of a body and its physical appearance, such as the personal hygiene routine of brushing one’s teeth or combing one’s hair, or the washing, brushing, etc., of a dog or horse. See examples of GROOMING used in a sentence.
GROOMER definition: 1. a person whose job is to clean an animal, usually by brushing its fur or hair: 2. a device for…. Learn more.
