groat /graut; NAmE grout/ noun a silver coin used in Europe in the past  ( gfcMN'HA )

gro-cer /'grausa(r); NAmE ’grou-/ noun 1 a person who owns, manages or works in a shop/store selling food and other things used in the home   2 gro­

cer’s (pi. gro-cers) a shop/store that sells these things

gro-cery 0-w /'grausari; AMmf 'grou-/ noun (pi -ies)

1 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually 'grocery store) [C] a shop/store that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English ‘grocery store’ is often used to mean ‘supermarket’.

grocery store B ffj \cX IB supermarket ) 2 groceries [pi.] food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a super­market    ► gro-cery adj. [only before noun]: the

grocery bill

grog /grog; NAmE gra:g/ noun [U] 1 a strong alcoholic drink, originally rum, mixed with water ( ff]

) 2 (informal, AustralE, NZE) any alcoholic drink, especially beer M (   )

groggy /’grogi; NAmE ‘graigi/ adj. [not usually before noun] (informal) weak and unable to think or move well because you are ill/sick or very tired ( 0 XX M A

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groin /groin/ noun 1 the part of the body where the legs join at the top including the area around the geni­tals (= sex organs) Stl£j£j; AIIftJL: She kicked her attacker in the groin.       0 He’s

been off all season with a groin injury. iTltlio — picture c> body 2 (especially NAmE)

= GROYNE

grok /grok; NAmE gra:k/ (-kk-) verb [VN] (US, slang) to understand sth completely using your feelings rather than considering the facts          Children grok

this show immediately but their parents take longer to get it.

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grom met /’gromit; NAmE ’graim-/ noun 1 a small metal ring placed around a hole in cloth or leather, to make it stronger (       jjqgJnHfcftJ )

if,     2 (BrE) (NAmE tube) a small tube placed in a

child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it HE ifi

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groom /gru:m/ verb, noun u verb 1 [VN] to clean or brush an animal (

ifc: to groom a horse/dog/cat JEjSiJ S, / / % o

The horses are all well fed and groomed. tfiW,   2 [VN] (of an animal sfrj&) to

clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself ( in §

) SA, ft At a female ape grooming her mate AI^#ftAJ$#<^ 3 ~ sb (for/as sth) to prepare or train sb for an important job or position fo ; M ^ : [VN] Our junior employees are being groomed for more senior roles.

ioillllM^iSMMlcl^lRJlo O [VN to inf] The eldest son is being groomed to take over when his father dies. -[£AIE UMXMill!;mA-Aik„ 4[vN](ofa person who is sexually attracted to children >X- S? 1$ A) to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using an Internet chat room, with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act      ( JLlt ) ftt

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■ noun 1 a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them ^ A;      s,EE|g]#M 2 = bridegroom

groomed /ground/ adj. (usually following an adverb ii B ffl A I!] M X. Is) used to describe the way in which a person cares for their clothes and hair ( tS&lFll fit# 'If M ) : She is always perfectly groomed.

— see also well groomed

groom-ing /'gruimirj/ noun [u] the things that you do to keep your clothes and hair clean and neat, or to keep an animal’s fur or hair clean fT#h %kM',       ( in^j

) ftA: You should always pay attention to personal grooming.

groomsman /’grurmzman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) (NAmE) a friend of the bridegroom at a wedding, who has special duties ft; #6P groove /gru:v/ noun 1 a long narrow cut in the surface of sth hard jtj; jf; ft; iX 2 (informal) a particular type of musical rhythm (     ) ilf A AH: a jazz groove jf|

± A A H ITSrai be (stuck) in a ‘groove (BrE) to be unable to change sth that you have been doing the same way for a long time and that has become boring

grooved /gru:vd/ adj. having a groove or grooves M f£j

W; fcflfM

groovy /'gruivi/ adj. (old-fashioned, informal) fashion­able, attractive and interesting frf it iX); ft^lAlW; W

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grope /graup; NAmE group/ verb, noun

■                  verb 1 [V] ~ (around)(for sth) to try and find sth that you

cannot see, by feeling with your hands $£

-f -; $%. #: He groped around in the dark for his other sock,  o 0 (figurative)

‘It’s so ... , so ... ’I was groping for the right word to describe it.

BSAJSii.'&o 2 [+adv./prep.] to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly (         ifM: [VN] He groped his way up the

staircase in the dark.          0 [V] She groped

through the darkness towards the doors. MHHHin A o 3 [VN] (informal) to touch sb sexually, especially when they do not want you to    ^ A )

■: noun (informal) an act of groping sb (= touching them sexually) fl

gross /graus; NAmE grous/ adj., adv., verb, noun m adj. (gross-er, gross-est) 1 [only before noun] being the total amount of sth before anything is taken away & ; AEft: gross weight (- including the container or wrapping) AS 0 gross income/wage (= before taxes, etc. are taken away) ( j&fu )       0 Investments

showed a gross profit of 26%. & ^ A f(J % 26% 0 — compare net 2 [only before noun] (formal or law #) (of a crime, etc. f».fy^) very obvious and unacceptable f* fi W: gross indecency/negligence/misconduct fE S M / MA / o a. gross violation of human rights f* Jr ^^EAtX 3 (informal) very unpleasant ^AA'I^^J; 4“ A ^AK^^ H23I disgusting : ‘He ate it with mustard.’‘Oh, gross!’      ” “IW, MM

A'! ” o note at disgusting 4 very rude

BQCI crude: gross behaviour  A 5 very fat

and ugly IE M H PI : She’s not just fat, she’s posi­tively gross! MARJifA IMSJtXAHffi! ►gross­ness noun [U]

■                  adv. in total, before anything is taken away M ; ft

g|$: She earns £25 000 a year gross. — A A A 25 000   — compare net adj.

m verb [VN] to earn a particular amount of money before tax has been taken off it        A A;   : It is one

of the biggest grossing movies of all time,   AljtA

.gross sb 'out (NAmE, informal) to be very unpleasant and make sb feel disgusted A M A ; & A ^ M ; ^ A ft m Baa disgust : His bad breath really grossed me out. (ft p

m noun 1 (pi. gross) a group of 144 things — ^ ( 144 A ) : two gross of apples W A A 0 to sell sth by the gross © P ift if 2 (pi. grosses) (especially US) a total amount of money earned by sth, especially a film/ movie, before any costs are taken away (      )

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.gross do.mestic product noun [sing., u] = GDP gross-ly /'grausli; NAmE 'grousli/ adv. (disapproving) (used to describe unpleasant qualities H^^AAftW B $0) extremely M J® % ; ft M ; $ B : grossly overweight/unfair/inadequate ft# / AAA / AAA o Press reports have been grossly exaggerated. ;ff Pfj ft iS M

.gross .national product noun [sing., u] = GNP 'gross-out noun (especially NAmE, informal) something disgusting II PWIS: They

eat flies? What a gross-out! #, jf] ^    ? M M. !