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| groom [ groom, grm ] |
noun (plural grooms) |
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Same as bridegroom
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2. somebody who cares for horses: somebody whose job is to take care of horses by cleaning them and their stables
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3. officer in royal household: an officer in a royal household
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verb (past and past participle groomed, present participle groom·ing, 3rd person present singular grooms) |
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1. transitive verb care for animal's appearance: to clean and brush or comb an animal
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2. transitive and intransitive verb clean animal's body: to clean the fur, skin, or feathers of another animal or of itself, often with the tongue
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3. transitive verb care for your personal appearance: to keep somebody else's or your own personal appearance neat
  a well-groomed young man
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4. transitive verb train somebody: to train and prepare somebody for a particular position
being groomed for the presidency
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5. transitive verb establish predatory relationship: to develop the trust of a young person or his or her family in order to engage in illegal sexual conduct
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6. transitive verb skiing make path in snow: to clear a path or track in snow by compacting the snow
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| [12th century. Origin ?] |
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| groom·er noun |
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