Groove

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A shaft or excavation.

II. Groove ·noun Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine.

III. Groove ·vt To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to Furrow.

IV. Groove ·noun A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.