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grooming

 
Noun grooming has 2 senses
  1. training, preparation, grooming - activity leading to skilled behavior
    --1 is a kind of activity
    --1 has particulars:
     athletic training; discipline; drill; exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation; military training; retraining; schooling; skull session, skull practice
    Derived form: verb groom1
  2. dressing, grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
    --2 is a kind of covering
    --2 has particulars: investment; primping; toilet, toilette
    Derived form: verb groom3
Verb groom has 3 senses
  1. prepare, groom, train - prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
    --1 is one way to educate
    Derived form: noun grooming1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. dress, groom, curry - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
    --2 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
    Derived form: noun groom2
    Sample sentence:
    They groom the animals
  3. groom, neaten - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
    --3 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
    Derived form: noun grooming2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
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