GROOVE, noun groov. 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool. Among joiners, a channel in the edge of a molding, style or rail. 2. Among miners, a shaft or pit sunk into the earth. GROOVE, verb transitive To cut a channel with an edged tool; to furrow.
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