groom

verb [T] (CLEAN)

/ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

Definition

› to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur: I’ve groomed horses for years.

(Definition of groom verb (CLEAN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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