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groom
[ groom, groom ]
noun
- a bridegroom.
- a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable.
- any of several officers of the English royal household.
- Archaic. a manservant.
verb (used with object)
- to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.
- to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).
- to prepare (a trail) for a specific use, such as skiing, biking, or hiking:
The resort is currently grooming 7 miles of cross-country ski trails for your enjoyment this winter.
- to prepare for a position, election, etc.:
Both of these young goalies are being groomed for roles in the NHL.
- to condition or manipulate (a victim) emotionally over time, as through friendship, gifts, flattery, etc., in order to entrap the person in a sexually abusive or predatory relationship.
- (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.: often performed as a social act.
groom
/ ɡruːm; ɡrʊm /
noun
- a person employed to clean and look after horses
- See bridegroom
- any of various officers of a royal or noble household
- archaic.a male servant or attendant
- archaic.a young man
verb
- to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc) clean and tidy
- to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc)
- to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc
to groom someone for the Presidency
- to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her
Derived Forms
- ˈǴdz, noun
- ˈǴdzԲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Ǵdz· noun
- Ǵdz· adjective
- Ǵdz··ly adverb
- ԴDz·Ǵdz·Բ adjective
- ·Ǵdz verb (used with object)
- ܲ·Ǵdz adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of groom1
Example Sentences
Sally, from the north of Scotland, told the BBC last month that her nine-year-old daughter was groomed on the platform in December last year.
A barrister tasked with helping to develop local inquiries into child grooming gangs has revealed he asked a government official "do you still want me?"
"I even started saying it out loud, asking my son: 'Are you both in a relationship? Because if you are I am phoning the police because he is grooming you'," she said.
If Le Pen is barred from running, her logical replacement would be Jordan Bardella, the 29-year-old party president who was being groomed to be her eventual prime minister.
The lawsuit describes a pattern of alleged manipulation and grooming that began when Ms Stern first met Tate in Romania, where she had travelled for a modelling job in the summer of 2024.
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