1. 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)
   "The glacier carved deep grooves in the rock";
   - channel
    
2. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
   "The groove of the tongue is an important anatomical landmark";
   - vallecula
    
3. A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
   "they fell into a conversational groove";
   - rut
    
4. [informal] A strong, steady, rhythmic feel or swing in music
   "The band found their groove"
    
5. (baseball) the middle of the strike zone
   "The pitcher consistently hit the groove, making it difficult for batters"

1. Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
   "The artist grooved patterns into the clay";
   - furrow, rut
    
2. Make a groove in, or provide with a groove
   "groove a vinyl record"
    
3. [informal] Dance to rock or pop music
   "We grooved all night at the club";
   - boogie [informal]

Derived forms: grooving, grooved, grooves

Type of: body part, cut into, dance, delve [archaic], depression, dig, impression, imprint, incise, MO, modus operandi, routine, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic], turn over

Encyclopedia: Groove