grooming

GROO-ming/ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/

7 meanings of grooming

1
personal carenoununcountable
Taking care of how you look, by keeping clean, neat and well dressed.
Good grooming matters when you go to a job interview.
He spends a lot of money on grooming products.
2
animal carenoununcountable
Taking care of horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
Our poodle goes to the pet store for grooming once a month.
The horse stood still and calm during its grooming.
3
luring victimsnoununcountable
Gaining the trust of a child or other at-risk person in order to use or harm them, especially sexually.
Teachers learn how to spot the warning signs of grooming.
Parents should talk with their children about online grooming.
4
verb
Present participle and gerund of groom. Use it for an action going on, or to name the action.
The cat is grooming itself in the sun.
He was grooming his beard in front of the mirror before the party.
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5
career trainingnoununcountable
Teaching and getting someone ready, often so they can move up at work.
After years of grooming for the top job, she became the boss.
Her manager's grooming helped her learn how the whole store worked.
Similartraining, preparation, mentoring
6
monkey cleaningnoununcountable
When monkeys and apes pick through each other's hair, looking for bugs and dirt.
The two chimps sat together for a long grooming session.
The baby monkey sat still through its mother's grooming.
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7
noun
In some software teams, looking over the list of planned work and deciding what comes first.

groom, verb: To take care of how you look and what you wear. Full entry

Forms: groomgrooms he/she/itgrooming -ing formgroomed past tense, past participle
Spelling: groom → grooming: add -ing

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