• Czech: rýha , žlábek , zářez , drážka (of an LP album)
• Spanish: ranura
• Russian: желобок (želobók) , паз (paz) , вырез (výr'ez) , нарез (nar'éz) in a rifle, колея (kol'ejá) in the road

• Czech: rutina , vyjetá kolej fig
• Spanish: rutina
• Russian: рутина (rutína), привычка (privýčka) , колея (kol'ejá)

• ttbc French: rainure
• ttbc Italian: solco
• ttbc Telugu: గాడి (gaadi) (1, 2)

Verb

1. To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

   I was just starting to groove to the band, when we had to leave.

Groove may refer to:

In music:

• Groove (music), a term in music
• Porn groove, a genre of music
• Groove metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music
• The Groove (band), an Australian rock/pop band of the 1960s
• The B-side to "Time Is Running Out" by Muse

In media:

• The Groove, a US radio station
• Groove 101.7, an Australian radio station
• Groove (Transformers), a fictional character

In movies:

• Groove (film), a US movie

In computing:

• Groove Networks, a software company purchased by Microsoft
• Microsoft Groove

In engineering and craft:

• Groove (joinery), a slot cut parallel to the grain
• Tongue and groove, a woodworking technique
• Groove (machining), a metalworking technique

In geomorphology:

• Glacial groove

See also

• Fluting (architecture)
• Gland (engineering)
• Grooves
• Groovy

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