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    [Verb]  | "grov*el" | \ ˈgrä-vᵊl \


    1: to creep with the face to the ground : crawl

    2: to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement

    3: to abase oneself


    Origin: 1552 ;

     Back-formation from groveling prone, from groveling, adverb, from Middle English, from gruf, adverb, on the face (from Old Norse ā grūfu) + -ling;

    [Verb]  | "grovel" 


    1: to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission;


      * e.g., " ... the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near "



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    2: to move slowly with the body close to the ground;


      * e.g., " ... because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground "



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     [ "grovel" ]

    1: verb: west coast slang. to stop at no lengths to get sexual with a chick.

      * e.g.,  ... shit, it took a fifth of tequila and 3 o'clock in the morning to get her in bed! and i barely even grovelled her tits before she passed-out. to grovel 

     [ "grovel" ]

    1: Something that is done at the feet of a gorgeous female;

      * e.g.,  ... Wow, she is so hot... I would totally grovel at her feet. 


     [ "grovel" ]

    2: Act of being submissive to an Alpha Female

     [ "grovelling" ]

    1: something that is done when someone under control steps out of line and has to beg for forgiveness, usually has to apologise profusely while kneeling down and kissing the feet of their owner until they've seen enough to forgive them. This is another way of seeing how dedicated one is to their new position to serve their goddess.

      * e.g.,  ... I want to see my bitch grovelling at my feet for hours until i think he knows what his done wrong 

     [ "groveling" ]

    1: Kissing the feet of your woman to show extreme deference after a bender. This submissive man is overcome with shame and fear while kissing these magnificent feet.

      * e.g.,  ... He went out last night with the guys and didnt come home until 4:30am. She was out of ambien and only slept for like an hour. She ripped him the biggest asshole and told him hes a man child and she won't have children with him until he gets his shit together ... Now he is groveling at her feet. 

     [ "Grovel" ]

    1: A surfing term. When there is not a wave in sight you may still decide to take your surf board out for a "grovel".

     [ "Groveling" ]

    1: Kissing the feet of your woman to show extreme deference after a bender. This submissive man is overcome with shame and fear while kissing these magnificent feet.

      * e.g.,  ... Husband went out last night with the guys and didn't come home until 4:30am. Wife was out of Ambien and only slept for like an hour. Wife ripped husband the biggest asshole and told him he's a man child and that she will not have children with him until he gets his shit together ... And now he is groveling at her feet. 

     [ "grovel rash" ]

    1: A disease resulting from suckholing to the boss.

      * e.g.,  ... Man hes got a good case of grovel rash. No chance of a bonus this year. 

     [ "grovellers" ]

    1: Team owned by Madbias on the Hattrick Football Game

      * e.g.,  ... The Grovellers gave Fround United a lesson in football 

     [ "Grovel Novel" ]

    1: The facebook/msn/aim/aol/email message you sent to the girl/guy you like that you really screwed up with by being over zealous and telling them you like them way too early, and then responded like a total douchebag because they don't share your premature feelings of like/love/lust and are now grovelling for their forgiveness.

      * e.g.,  ... Jack: man I screwed up and told her I like her John: man you just met her 2 days ago..what did she say? Jack: she said she didn't know how she felt so I told her off John: you're stupid, you better apologise. Jack: already on it. Wrote her a grovel novel on facebook. 

     [ "groveling ninny" ]

    1:  A wuss who complains and whines about things best not complained or whined about

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see Matt whining that they weren't serving his favorite lunch in the cafeteria today?" 


     [ "groveling ninny" ]

    2:  A fool who doesn't recognize they are sucking up to someone

      * e.g.,  ... "I know! What a Groveling Ninny." 

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