1
2
a
: a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses
b(1)
archaic
: manservant
(2)
: one of several officers of the English royal household
groomed; grooming; grooms
1
: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal)
especially
: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention
2
: to make neat or attractive
an impeccably groomed person
3
a
: to make (someone) ready for a specific objective : prepare
was being groomed as a presidential candidate
b
: to build a trusting relationship with (a minor) in order to exploit them especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
: to groom oneself
Examples of groom in a Sentence
Verb
The horses are being groomed for the competition.
She spent hours grooming herself.
She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.
He is being groomed to take over the company.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The bride and groom, both 58, have been in a relationship for four years, and the Redditor, 28, dislikes her mother's fiancé more and more with each passing year.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
My favorite show growing up was The X-Files, so I was groomed for this one.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Friends Dog Grooming Car Toy Now for just $7, builders can act out a dog grooming scene with this Lego Friends kit.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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1
a
archaic
: a male servant
b
: a person in charge of horses
2
groom
2 of 2 verb1
: to clean and keep up the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog)
2
: to make neat, attractive, or acceptable
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