a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint), a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.

the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.

a fixed routine

to get into a groove.

Printing . the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type.

Slang . an enjoyable time or experience.

to cut a groove in; furrow.

Slang .

to appreciate and enjoy.

to please immensely.

Slang .

to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself

He was grooving on the music.

to get along or interact well.

to fix in a groove. ?

in the groove

Slang .

in perfect functioning order.

in the popular fashion; up-to-date

If you want to be in the groove this summer, you'll need a bikini.

noun

canal , corrugation , crease , crimp , cut , cutting , depression , ditch , flute , fluting , furrow , gouge , gutter , hollow , incision , notch , pucker , rabbet , rut , scallop , score , scratch , slit , trench , valley , daily grind , grind , pace , rote , rut * , same old stuff , schtick , slot * , routine , treadmill , chamfer , chamfret , channel , chase , dado , excavation , indentation , shaft , slot , stria , striation , sulcus

phrasal verb

delight , dote on , love