English Dictionary

groom

/ɡɹuːm/

verb

To attend to one's appearance and clothing. / (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them. / (transitive) To prepare (someone) for an event

The groom spent hours grooming himself before the wedding.

意味（1）

To attend to one's appearance and clothing.

意味（2）

(transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.

意味（3）

(transitive) To prepare (someone) for an event

It appears that Broderick's seconds, although cool, brave men, were entirely without experience in arranging a duel, and did not know that a man should be groomed for one as carefully as a horse is groomed for a race.

意味（4）

(transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.

It is of special interest to note the subjects considered as important to those who are being groomed for top administrative posts

意味（5）

(transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.

意味（6）

(transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.

意味（7）

(transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.