Groove
Groove , noun
[Dutch groef, groeve; akin to English grove. See Grove.]
1.
A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.
2.
Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine.
The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove.
3.
(Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Provincial English]
Groove , transitive verb
To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.