to groom
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2.3
- verb
- /ɡruːm/
:
acicalar
- Later, the women will primp and groom while the men play football.
- groom hair
- well-groomed
- get groomed
The first thing I'm going to do is just groom this brow ever so slightly.
- The first thing I'm going to do is just groom this brow ever so slightly.
- Hugh doesn't do anything, he just finishes his mouthful and then he turns to Charlie and grooms him.
- So primates groom when they've had an argument, they groom to underpin alliances, they groom to make friendships and Beecher and orphan is what's released.
- And one of the reasons that she grooms our dogs is that she used to make these potions for her mother who had Alzheimer's.
Examples
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All in all, he was a well-groomed fellow, well-spoken, and he carried himself well.
Fiction book (1997) -
Before the competition, the handler will groom the dog to ensure it looks its best.
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Can you, you know, brush your teeth and groom your hair?
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You seem really well groomed and really put together.
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How many hours a day do you spend grooming yourself?
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I want to be well groomed.
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The first thing I'm going to do is just groom this brow ever so slightly.
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Yet she spends a fortune grooming herself.
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I staggered to the bathroom and groomed myself as carefully as I knew how.
Fiction book (1996) -
He made a point of grooming the children's hands.
Synonyms
86
2.0
To wash and make yourself look neat
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3.7
To make something tidy by arranging things in order
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8.2
To brush an animal's coat to make it clean and shiny
To groom an animal by brushing it with a currycomb
Antonyms
Compounds
How Groomed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb groom meaning to clean or make neat comes from the work of stable grooms who brushed and cared for horses. So to groom yourself or a pet is to clean and make your appearance neat.