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in the groove
groove G0277500 (gro͞ov)n.1. A long narrow furrow or channel.2. The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.3. Slang A settled routine: got into the groove of a nine-to-five job.4. Slang A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited: found his groove playing bass in a trio.5. Slang A very pleasurable experience.v. grooved, groov·ing, grooves v.tr.1. To cut a groove or grooves in.2. Baseball To throw (a pitch) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit.v.intr. Slang 1. a. To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself: just sitting around, grooving on the music.b. To be affected with pleasurable excitement.2. To react or interact harmoniously.Idiom: in the groove Slang Performing exceptionally well.
[Middle English groof, mining shaft, probably from Middle Dutch groeve, ditch; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]in the groove - An allusion to the reproduction of music by a needle on a gramophone record.See also related terms for needle.in the groove
in the groove1. 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. Experiencing a particularly successful period. Three championship titles in a row? Wow, that team is really in the groove.See also: groove*in the grooveSl. 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.See also: groovein the groovePerforming 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] See also: groovein the groove BRITISH, AMERICAN or in a groove AMERICANCOMMON If someone, especially a sports person or team is in the groove, they are performing well. Nick is in the groove, as he showed with seven goals last weekend. Agassi said: `I was in such a groove, I was able to put the ball exactly where I wanted.' Note: This expression may refer to the way the needle fits neatly into the groove on a record. See also: groovein (or into) the groove 1 performing well or confidently, especially in an established pattern. 2 indulging in relaxed and spontaneous enjoyment, especially dancing. informal A groove is the spiral track cut in a gramophone record that forms the path for the needle. In the groove is first found in the mid 20th century, in the context of jazz, and it gave rise to the adjective groovy , which initially meant ‘playing or able to play jazz or similar music well’.See also: groovein the groove mod. cool; groovy; pleasant and delightful. (see also get in the groove.) Man, is that combo in the groove tonight! See also: groove in the groove Slang Performing exceptionally well.See also: groovein the grooveHits the mark; in the popular fashion. This seemingly very modern expression actually dates from the mid-nineteenth century, when it referred to running very accurately within a fixed channel, or groove. In the 1930s the term became jazz slang for performing very well and also gave rise to groovy, for splendid. Then it probably alluded to a phonograph needle running in the groove of a recording. In subsequent decades the term began to die out, although pop singer Madonna recorded “Get into the Groove” in the late 1980s.See also: grooveEncyclopediaSeegroove |