"engroove" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: engrooves [present, singular, third-person], engrooving [participle, present], engrooved [participle, past], engrooved [past]
Etymology: From en- + groove. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|groove}} en- + groove Head templates: {{en-verb}} engroove (third-person singular simple present engrooves, present participle engrooving, simple past and past participle engrooved)
  1. To fit into a groove; to channel
    Sense id: en-engroove-en-verb-ZlqNmlwq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for engroove meaning in English (1.7kB)

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