GROOM | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of groom in English groomverb [ T ] uk /ɡruːm/ /ɡrʊm/ us /ɡruːm/ /ɡrʊm/

groom verb [T] (ANIMAL)

Add to word list Add to word list to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur: Polly spends hours in the stables grooming her pony. (of an animal) to use its tongue or paws (= feet) to clean itself or another animal: The cat still sat on its wall, grooming itself. Two male lions groom each other to rid themselves of burrs. Cleaning generally

• brush someone/something off phrasal verb
• cleaner
• cleaning
• cleanse
• cleansing
• come out phrasal verb
• hoovering
• mop
• over-clean
• pick
• pick someone/something up phrasal verb
• purifier
• rinse
• self-cleaning
• sluice something down/out phrasal verb
• sponging
• spring-cleaning
• squeegee
• sterilization
• swab

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

groom verb [T] (SNOW)

to make the surface of snow smoother, flatter, or harder so it is easier to ski on: Popular ski trails are groomed as often as once a day. You just get your skis and gloves on and head off down freshly groomed slopes. Winter sports

• airboard
• airboarder
• airboarding
• Alpine skiing
• après-ski
• biathlon
• bobsleigh
• face off phrasal verb
• figure skater
• figure skating
• forecheck
• free skate
• skating rink
• ski jump
• ski jumping
• ski lift
• ski pole
• skiboard
• skibob
• snowplough

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groom verb [T] (PREPARE)

to prepare someone for a special job or activity: be groomed for She was being groomed for leadership. [ + to infinitive ] My boss is grooming me to take over his job next year. Preparing

• batten
• batten down the hatches idiom
• break someone in phrasal verb
• bug-out bag
• build (someone/something) up phrasal verb
• cue
• dig
• gear (someone/something) up phrasal verb
• gear something to/towards someone/something phrasal verb
• get/have your ducks in a row idiom
• gird
• gird yourself idiom
• lay
• prep
• prime
• re-rack
• regroom
• roll up your sleeves idiom
• set the scene/stage idiom
• tee

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groom verb [T] (CRIME)

to become friends with a child with the intention of trying to persuade the child to have a sexual relationship groomnoun [ C ] uk /ɡruːm/ /ɡrʊm/ us /ɡruːm/ /ɡrʊm/

groom noun [C] (MAN)

B1 a bridegroom : bride and groom The bride and groom walked down the aisle together. Weddings

• altar
• always a bridesmaid, never the bride idiom
• arranged marriage
• attendant
• bachelor party
• dower
• dowry
• elope
• elopement
• flower girl
• on someone's honeymoon
• plight
• pop the question idiom
• postnuptial
• prenuptial
• wedding breakfast
• wedding dress
• wedding gown
• wedding hall
• wedding night

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groom noun [C] (HORSES)

a person whose job is to take care of and clean horses Horse riding

• barrel racing
• blinker
• break someone in phrasal verb
• bronc
• bucking bronco
• capriole
• curry
• horsemanship
• puissance
• rein
• rein something in phrasal verb
• reschool
• reshoe
• riding habit
• saddle
• saddlery
• stirrup
• tack
• three-day eventing
• whip

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groom | American Dictionary

groomverb us /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

groom verb (MAKE READY)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I/T ] to make yourself ready to be seen; put in order: [ T ] The girls groomed their hair. [ I ] He’s gone upstairs to finish grooming. [ T ] They’re grooming the ski runs at Snow Basin (= preparing them for use).

groom verb (PREPARE)

[ T ] to prepare someone for a special job or activity: The record company groomed performers to fit the music’s image.

groom verb (CLEAN)

[ T ] to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur: I’ve groomed horses for years. groomnoun [ C ] us /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

groom noun [C] (MAN)

(also bridegroom) a man who is about to get married or just got married: The bride and groom were posing for pictures.

groom noun [C] (CLEAN)

a person whose job is to take care of and clean horses (Definition of groom from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of groom?

Translations of groom

in Chinese (Traditional) 弄乾淨, 擦洗，刷洗（動物）, 準備… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 弄干净, 擦洗，刷洗（动物）, 准备… See more in Spanish pisar, ganarse la confianza de, (con intenciones de abuso sexual)… See more in Portuguese noivo, tratar, preparar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 花婿, 新郎, 毛（け）づくろいする… See more yetiştirmek, hazırlamak, taramak… See more toiletter, panser, préparer… See more nuvi… See more stalknecht, staljongen, bruidegom… See more čeledín (ke koním), ženich, hřebelcovat… See more staldkarl, brudgom, børste… See more perawat kuda, pengantin pria, membersihkan… See more คนเลี้ยงม้า, เจ้าบ่าว, ทำความสะอาดและแปรงขนม้า… See more người chăn ngựa, chú rể, chải lông… See more szykować, przygotowywać, oporządzać… See more stalldräng, brudgum, rykta… See more penjaga kuda, pengantin lelaki, merapikan bulu kuda… See more der Stallknecht, der Bräutigam, striegeln… See more stelle, pusse, forberede… See more 신랑… See more грум, конюх, жених… See more sposo, stalliere, strigliare… See more Need a translator?

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  • Verb 
    • groom (ANIMAL)
    • groom (SNOW)
    • groom (PREPARE)
    • groom (CRIME)
  • Noun 
    • groom (MAN)
    • groom (HORSES)
• American   
  • Verb 
    • groom (MAKE READY)
    • groom (PREPARE)
    • groom (CLEAN)
  • Noun 
    • groom (MAN)
    • groom (CLEAN)

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