Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of groom.
  • verb having a neat and clean appearance; well cared-for

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  • adjective neat and smart in appearance; well cared for

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Examples

  • I am happy to carve gentle giant-slalom turns in groomed snow on intermediate trails.

    USATODAY.com - No. 10: Downhill skiing at 80-90 mph 2003

  • It was obvious that the child brides were part of a lifestyle that was being imposed on all of the children, and that not only were the girls at risk of rape, but the boys were also at risk, for they were being groomed to perpetuate the situation - groomed, that is, to be law-breakers.

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • It's a dangerous, dramatic story, told with sombre reticence from the point of view of an inarticulate character no more able to analyse the forces that manipulate him than the clever 16-year-old boy (in "The Pearl Fishers"), at an Irish Catholic school in the 60s, being "groomed" by the priests in ways he hardly understands.

    The Empty Family by Colm Tóibín – Review Hermione Lee 2010

  • Obomba was spotted while in college by none other than Zbiiignew Brzinski, who took him under his wing, and he was 'groomed' for high office.

    Give Obama a Chance to Do What? 2009

  • Obomba was spotted while in college by none other than Zbiiignew Brzinski, who took him under his wing, and he was 'groomed' for high office.

    Give Obama a Chance to Do What? 2009

  • The "Channel project"... asks teachers, parents and other community figures to be vigilant for signs that may indicate an attraction to extreme views or susceptibility to being "groomed" by radicalisers....

    In Britain, police target 200 children as potential terrorists. Ann Althouse 2009

  • Who says someone has to be "groomed" to be pres by serving a long time in Washington?

    Obama-Mania Goes National; N. H. Visit Widely Covered By Media 2009

  • Obomba was spotted while in college by none other than Zbiiignew Brzinski, who took him under his wing, and he was 'groomed' for high office.

    Give Obama a Chance to Do What? 2009

  • Research indicates others may legitimately be driven to it by abuse, and rumor is that others may be 'groomed' and taught by members of the gay community.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Becca 2008

  • Research indicates others may legitimately be driven to it by abuse, and rumor is that others may be 'groomed' and taught by members of the gay community.

    dare I write this? I'm getting myself in trouble again.... Becca 2008

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  • acicalarse. People can be groomed for a Job.

    November 16, 2010