Grooming

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Grooming}.]
     To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  grooming \grooming\ n.
     1. Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled
        behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for
        practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as,
        to provide grooming for one's successor as president.
        [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: training, preparation.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The activity of getting dressed, washed and generally of
        neat appearance. [WordNet sense 2]
  
     Syn: dressing.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing
        lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; -- of animals.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grooming
       n 1: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: {training}, {preparation}]
       2: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: {dressing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "grooming":
     apprenticeship, basic training, breaking, breeding, conditioning,
     cultivation, development, discipline, drill, drilling, exercise,
     fetching-up, fostering, housebreaking, improvement,
     in-service training, manual training, military training, nurture,
     nurturing, on-the-job training, practice, preparation, raising,
     readying, rearing, rehearsal, sloyd, training, upbringing,
     vocational education, vocational training