grooming
noun (grooming); also the -ing form of groom
Everyday
- Cleaning and brushing an animal's fur or coat. tree →
- Keeping yourself clean and tidy: washing, combing hair, cutting nails. tree →
- Getting someone ready for a job or role. tree →
- (safety) When an adult or older person tricks a child into trusting them so they can harm them — a danger to report. tree →
In the lessons
In science and nature: monkeys groom each other; cats groom themselves. In everyday life: dog grooming, personal grooming. In safety lessons: grooming is a warning sign — if someone online or in person asks you to keep secrets, sends gifts or wants to meet, tell a trusted adult.
Examples
- Monkeys spend hours grooming each other. tree →
- The cat is grooming its paws. tree →
- We take our dog to a grooming salon. tree →
- Personal grooming includes brushing your teeth. tree →
- He is being groomed to be the next captain. tree →
- If an adult online asks you to keep secrets, it might be grooming — tell someone you trust. tree →
Note
Uncountable. Verb: groom. Context matters: animal grooming and personal grooming are harmless; grooming of children is a crime. Never keep secrets an adult asks you to keep from your parents.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «grooming» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «grooming» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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