groomingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡruː.mɪŋ//ˈɡrʊm.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡruː.mɪŋ//ˈɡrʊm.ɪŋ/grooming noun [ U ] (APPEARANCE)
the things that you do to make your appearance clean and neat, for example brushing your hair, or the things that you do to keep an animal's hair or fur clean and neat
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Personal care - general words
- appearance
- baby wipe
- bath
- bathe
- bed bath
- body shaming
- body-shame
- dolled up
- facecloth
- flannel
- moisturizer
- retrosexual
- scrub up
- shower
- soap
- spruce
- varnish
- wash
- wash up
- well groomed
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grooming noun [ U ] (SEX)
the criminal activity of becoming friends with a child, especially over the internet, in order to try to persuade the child to have a sexual relationship
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
- abduct
- abduction
- aggravated assault
- assault
- beating
- go at sb
- go for sb
- grievous bodily harm
- groom
- happy slapping
- indecent assault
- lay
- mug
- rape
- round on sb/sth
- set about sb
- set on/upon sb
- set sb/sth on sb
- sexual abuse
- violate
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