1. a coined
term used figuratively to mean to put into good or correct
condition or
form, sometimes through repeated
action; to
set (someone or something) up to
work smoothly and well or within the correct and
standard channels or boundaries. This
term can also be applied to the
action of showing a person how to carry out a certain function, getting somebody fully
conversant with something, etc. 2. figuratively, to settle into a
fixed routine of
work, method of
operation,
habit, etc. This
term alludes to making something
fit or be fitted, as into a
groove.