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   groom

   /ɡruːm/

   verb

   • 1. brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal): "the horses were groomed and taken to shows" Similar currybrushcombrubrub down
   • ▪ (of an animal) clean the fur or skin of (itself or another animal): "their main preoccupation is licking and grooming themselves"
   • ▪ give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone): "a beautifully groomed woman" Similar brushcombsmoothdodressarrangeadjustput in ordertidymake tidyspruce upsmarten uppreenprimpfreshen upinformal:fix
   • ▪ look after (a lawn, ski slope, or other surface): "groom your lawn—keep the grass cut"
   • 2. prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity: "star pupils who are groomed for higher things" Similar prepareprimemake readyreadyconditiontailorcoachtraininstructtutordrillteacheducateschool
   • ▪ (of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence.

   noun

   • 1. a person employed to take care of horses. Similar stable handstablemanstable ladstable boystable girlhistorical:equerry
   • 2. a bridegroom. Similar bridegroomnew husbandhusband-to-benewly-married mannewly-wed
   • 3. any of various officials of the royal household. British

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. groomer noun

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   What does it mean to be a groom?

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   Is a groom the same as a bridegroom?

   • A groom is the same as a bridegroom . ...the bride and groom. A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.

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   What does it mean to groom a horse?

   • Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd A groom is a man who is getting married. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   What is a slang word for grooming?

   • 2. smarten up, dress, clean, turn out, get up (informal), tidy, preen, spruce up, primp, gussy up (slang, chiefly U.S.) She always appeared perfectly groomed. 3. train, prime, prepare, coach, ready, educate, drill, nurture, make ready He was already being groomed for a top job.

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   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.

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   Groom can mean a person who takes care of horses, a man who is about to be married, or a royal officer. It can also be a verb meaning to clean, prepare, or train someone or something.

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   To groom means to take care of the appearance, whether it's plucking eyebrows or combing hair. When you spend over an hour grooming in the bathroom, combing your mustache and buffing your nails, you drive everyone else who needs to use the bathroom crazy.

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