[grohn] 
| 1. | a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers. |
| 2. | a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, desire, etc. |
| 3. | a deep grating or creaking sound due to a sudden or continued overburdening, as with a great weight: We heard the groan of the ropes as the crane lowered the heavy cargo into the ship's hold. |
| 4. | to utter a deep, mournful sound expressive of pain or grief. |
| 5. | to make a deep, inarticulate sound expressive of derision, disapproval, desire, etc. |
| 6. | to make a sound resembling a groan; resound harshly: The steps of the old house groaned under my weight. |
| 7. | to be overburdened or overloaded. |
| 8. | to suffer greatly or lamentably: groaning under an intolerable burden. |
| 9. | to utter or express with groans. |
| groan (grōn) v. groaned, groan·ing, groans v. intr.
To utter or express with groans or a groan. n. The sound made in groaning. [Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian.] groan'er n., groan'ing·ly adv. |