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be in a groove
1. To be immersed in a particular task and thus working smoothly and efficiently. Now that I'm in a groove, I think I'll be able to finish this paper tonight—ahead of schedule! If I'm in a groove, I can clean for hours.
2. To become seemingly trapped or stuck in a mundane, non-changing pattern of life, work, and/or personal behavior. In this usage, "stuck" can be used after the conjugated form of "be." I had so many ambitions when I first graduated from college, but now I feel like I'm in a groove. We're stuck in a groove—let's move abroad for the summer and shake things up!
be in the groove
1. To be immersed in a particular task and thus working smoothly and efficiently. Now that I'm in the groove, I think I'll be able to finish this paper tonight—ahead of schedule! If I'm in the groove, I can clean for hours.
2. To experience a particularly successful period. Three championship titles in a row? Wow, that team is really in the groove.
groove on someone or something
to show interest in someone or something; to relate to someone or something. Fred was beginning to groove on new age music when he met Phil. Sam is really grooving on Mary.
*in the groove
Sl. attuned to something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I was uncomfortable at first, but now I'm beginning to get in the groove. Fred began to get in the groove, and things went more smoothly.
get your groove on
to enjoy yourself by dancing Expect to get your groove on to Jeanne O's smooth, soulful sound.
in the groove
doing something easily and well I haven't played in a month, but with a few more practices I'll be right back in the groove.
be in the groove
to be having a very successful period The early nineties were difficult for Carlton but he's back in the groove again with a new hit series.
be (stuck) in a groove
to feel bored because you are doing the same things that you have done for a long time We never do anything exciting any more - we seem to be stuck in a groove.
in the groove
Performing very well, excellent; also, in fashion, up-to-date. For example, The band was slowly getting in the groove, or To be in the groove this year you'll have to get a fake fur coat. This idiom originally alluded to running accurately in a channel, or groove. It was taken up by jazz musicians in the 1920s and later began to be used more loosely. A variant, back in the groove, means "returning to one's old self," as in He was very ill but now he's back in the groove. [Slang; mid-1800s]
get in the groove
in. to become attuned to something. (see also
in the groove.)
I was uncomfortable at first, but now I’m beginning to get in the groove. groove
n. something pleasant or cool. (see also
in the groove.)
This day has been a real groove. groove on someone/something
in. to show interest in someone or something; to relate to someone or something. Fred was beginning to groove on new age music when he met Phil.
grooved
(gruvd) mod. pleased. I am so grooved. I’ll just kick back and meditate.
grooving
mod. enjoying; being cool and laid back. Look at those guys grooving in front of the television set.
in the groove
mod. cool; groovy; pleasant and delightful. (see also
get in the groove.)
Man, is that combo in the groove tonight! stone groove
n. something really cool; a fine party or concert. This affair is not what I would call a stone groove. Stone beige, maybe.
in the groove
Slang Performing exceptionally well.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Halvar | | - | Swedish |
| Vivek | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali |
| Lane | | LAYN | English |
| Camellia | | kə-MEEL-ee-ə, kə-MEL-ee-ə | English (Rare) |
| Lula | | LOO-lə | English |
| Maureen | | maw-REEN, MAWR-een | Irish, English |