What does "groove" mean?

Groove: Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Etym: [See Grove.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]
  2. 3.To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

Sources