Groom | Mean of groom in English Dictionary

/ˈgruːm/

• Noun
• a man who has just married or is about to be married
• a person who takes care of horses
• Verb
• to clean and care for (an animal)
1. The horses are being groomed for the competition.
2. The cat was grooming itself in the corner. [=the cat was cleaning itself by licking its fur]

• to make (someone) neat and attractive
1. She spent hours grooming herself.
2. She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.
• to make (something) neat, smooth, or attractive
1. a carefully groomed lawn
2. perfectly groomed ski slopes
• to prepare (someone) for a particular job or position
1. He is being groomed to take over the company.