groom

US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

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UK /gru:m/

B1TOEIC

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make neat and smart in appearance

If you groom your clothes they will last for years

n. (c.)Countable NounMan employed to brush, trim and clean horses

The groom took care of the horses well

v.t.Transitive VerbTo take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it

I groom dogs for a living

v.t.Transitive VerbTo seduce someone over time

He tried to groom her over several months before asking her out

v.t.Transitive VerbTo train someone and make them ready for a task

I will groom him to be the next leader of this company

n. (c.)Countable NounMan who is, or who has recently married

I shook the hand of the groom

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38:50

And the Sultan's Groom turned upside down by the Genii; there he is upon his head!
And the Sultan's Groom turned upside down by the Genii; there he is upon his head!

07:18

• Dogs groom each other to show love and that they are part of the same group or pack.
• Dogs groom each other to show love and that they are part of the same group or pack.

05:24

Some animals also use their teeth to groom, or clean, themselves.
Some animals also use their teeth to groom, or clean, themselves.

28:57

There's a small barn, also made of stone, where you can groom the donkeys and horses to keep their coats clean.
There's a small barn, also made of stone, where you can groom the donkeys and horses to keep their coats clean.

12:42

Chimpanzees presented with mirrors soon use them to groom themselves much as we do
Chimpanzees presented with mirrors soon use them to groom themselves much as we do

02:35

This was the moment the fire broke out in the hall as the bride and groom danced together on wedding their day.
This was the moment the fire broke out in the hall as the bride and groom danced together on wedding their day.
Ravan, the groom told Sky News what had happened, his new wife, Haneen, didn't say a word.
Ravan, the groom told Sky News what had happened, his new wife, Haneen, didn't say a word.

12:07

You think watching him try to groom his best friend's daughter would be disgusting enough, right?
You think watching him try to groom his best friend's daughter would be disgusting enough, right?

13:39

where the bride, the groom, two people getting married,
where the bride, the groom, two people getting married,
or maybe the bride and groom are funding it themselves,
or maybe the bride and groom are funding it themselves,

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15:47

So all the vegetables here are locally groom and that baby is sad.
So all the vegetables here are locally groom and that baby is sad.