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groom
(gro͞om, gro͝om)n.
1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.
2. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
3. One of several officers in an English royal household.
4. Archaic
a. A man.
b. A male servant.
v. groomed, groom·ing, grooms
v.tr.
1. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.
2. To clean and brush (an animal).
3. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).
4. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.
5. Sports To prepare (terrain) for participants in a sport, as by packing down new snow and leveling moguls for skiers.
v.intr.
To care for one's appearance.
[Middle English grom. N., sense 2, short for bridegroom.]
groom′er n.
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groom
(ɡruːm; ɡrʊm)n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a person employed to clean and look after horses
2. See bridegroom
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various officers of a royal or noble household
4. archaic a male servant or attendant
5. archaic poetic a young man
vb (tr)
6. to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc) clean and tidy
7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc)
8. to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc: to groom someone for the Presidency.
9. (Law) to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her
[C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grōwan to grow]
ˈgroomer n
ˈgrooming n
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groom
(grum, grʊm)n.
1. bridegroom.
2. one who is in charge of horses or a stable.
3. any of several officers of the English royal household.
4. Archaic. a manservant.
v.t. 5. to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.
6. to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).
7. to prepare for a position, etc.: The mayor is being groomed for the presidency.
8. (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt or parasites from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.
[1175–1225; Middle English grom boy, groom; appar. akin to grow]
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groom
Past participle: groomed
Gerund: grooming
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| Noun | 1. |  groom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremonywedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding participant - someone who takes part in an activity |
| 2. |  groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horseshired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" | |
| 3. |  groom - a man who has recently been marriedhoneymooner, newlywed - someone recently married | |
| Verb | 1. | groom - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| 2. | groom - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" | |
| 3. | groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" shave - remove body hair with a razor comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" pomade - apply pomade to (hair) clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party" make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" manicure - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of pedicure - care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" |
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groom
noun
2. newly-wed, husband, bridegroom, marriage partner We toasted the bride and groom.
verb
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groom
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Translations
ženichčeledínhřebelcovatpřipravovat
børstebrudgomoplærestaldkarlstrigle
hevostenhoitajasulhanen
mladoženjaženik
lovászvőlegényápolelõkészít
brúîgumihestasveinnsnyrta, òrífaundirbúa, setja inn í
馬の飼育係
말 사육 담당자
arklininkasgremžtirengti kokiai nors veiklaišukuoti
gatavotkopt/sukātlīgavainiszirgu puisis
paholok
konjušnikženin
mladoženjaženik
brudgum
เจ้าบ่าว
chú rể
groom
[gruːm]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
groom
[ˈgruːm ˈgrʊm] n
(also bridegroom) → marié m
the groom and his best man → le marié et son témoin
the bride and groom → les (jeunes) mariés
the groom and his best man → le marié et son témoin
the bride and groom → les (jeunes) mariés
(= stable worker) → palefrenier m
vt
[+ horse] → panser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
groom
n
(in stables) → Stallbursche m, → Pferde- or Reitknecht m
(= bridegroom) → Bräutigam m
vt
horse → striegeln, putzen; to groom oneself (birds, animals) → sich putzen; (people) → sich pflegen; well groomed → gepflegt; badly groomed → ungepflegt
(= prepare) he’s being groomed for the job of chairman/for the Presidency → er wird als zukünftiger Vorsitzender/Präsidentschaftskandidat aufgebaut; to groom somebody for stardom → jdn als Star lancieren; he is grooming him as his successor → er zieht sich (dat) → ihn als Nachfolger heran
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
groom
[gruːm]1. n (in stable) → palafreniere m (also bridegroom) → sposo
2. vt
a. (horse) → pulire, strigliare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
groom
(gruːm) noun1. a person who looks after horses. a groom at the stables.
2. a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.
verb1. to clean, brush etc a horse's coat. The horses were groomed for the horse show.
2. to prepare for some task, purpose etc. She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
groom
→ عَريس ženich børste Stallbursche ιπποκόμος novio hevostenhoitaja marié mladoženja sposo 馬の飼育係 말 사육 담당자 bruidegom hestepasser stajenny noivo молодожен brudgum เจ้าบ่าว damat chú rể 新郎Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009