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Definition of 'ground'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ground
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land.

2.  ground
earth or soil:
stony ground.

3.  ground
land having an indicated character:
rising ground.

4.  ground
Often, grounds. a tract of land appropriated to a special use:
picnic grounds; a hunting ground.

5.  ground
Often, grounds. the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests; reason or cause:
grounds for dismissal.

6.  ground
subject for discussion; topic:
to go repeatedly over the same ground.

7.  ground
rational or factual support for one's position or attitude, as in a debate or argument:
on firm ground.

8.  ground
the main surface or background in painting, decorative work, lace, etc.

9.  ground
the background in a visual field, contrasted with the figure.

10.  ground
a coating of a substance serving as a surface to be worked on, as in painting or etching.

11.  ground
grounds, dregs or sediment:
coffee grounds.

12.  ground
grounds, the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building.

13.  ground
a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body.

14.  ground
the bottom of a body of water.

15.  ground
the earth's solid or liquid surface; land or water.

16. (adj.) ground
situated on, at, or near the surface of the earth:
a ground attack.

17.  ground
pertaining to the ground.

18.  ground
operating on land:
ground forces.

19. (v.t.) ground
to lay or set on the ground.

20.  ground
to place on a foundation; fix firmly; settle or establish; found.

21.  ground
to instruct in elements or first principles:
to ground students in science.

22.  ground
to furnish with a ground or background, as on decorative work.

23.  ground
to cover (wallpaper) with colors or other materials before printing.

24.  ground
to establish a ground for (an electric circuit, device, etc.).

25.  ground
to cause (a vessel) to run aground.

26.  ground
to restrict (an aircraft or pilot) to the ground; prevent from flying.

27.  ground
Informal. to restrict the activities, esp. the social activities, of, usu. as a punishment.

28. (v.i.) ground
to come to or strike the ground.

29.  ground
to hit a ground ball in baseball.

30.  ground
Baseball. to be put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.

31.  ground
to plow.

32.  ground
to begin excavation for a construction project.

33.  ground
Also,

34.  ground
to travel over a certain area.

35.  ground
to make some progress.

36.  ground
gradually from the most elementary level to the highest level.

37.  ground
extensively; thoroughly.

38.  ground
to make progress; advance.

39.  ground
to gain approval or acceptance.

40.  ground
to lose one's advantage; fail to advance.

41.  ground
into a den, burrow, shelter, or the like:
a fox gone to ground.

42.  ground
into concealment or hiding.

43. (adj.) ground
reduced to fine particles by grinding.

44.  ground
having the surface abraded or roughened by or as if by grinding.

Definition of 'ground'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

2. (noun) reason, ground
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

3. (noun) earth, ground
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"

4. (noun) footing, basis, ground
a relation that provides the foundation for something
"they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

5. (noun) ground
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
"they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"

6. (noun) background, ground
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

7. (noun) land, ground, soil
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
"the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

8. (noun) ground
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

9. (noun) ground, earth
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

10. (noun) ground
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

11. (verb) flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

12. (verb) anchor, ground
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

13. (verb) ground
confine or restrict to the ground
"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

14. (verb) ground
place or put on the ground

15. (verb) ground
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

16. (verb) ground, strand, run aground
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"

17. (verb) ground, run aground
hit or reach the ground

18. (verb) ground
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

19. (verb) ground
hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"

20. (verb) ground
hit onto the ground

21. (verb) prime, ground, undercoat
cover with a primer; apply a primer to

22. (verb) ground
connect to a ground
"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

23. (verb) establish, base, ground, found
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"

Definition of 'ground'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) ground
the surface of Earth that you walk on
a room below ground; I found the earring lying on the ground.

2.  ground
a subject that is being discussed
We covered new ground in today's lecture.

3.  ground
gain/lose ground
to increase/decrease your advantage or level of success
The company's stocks gained ground this week.

4.  ground
get off the ground
(of a large project, system, etc.) to start
The new project took a while to get off the ground.

5.  ground
hold/stand your ground
to refuse to be frightened in a difficult or dangerous situation
She stood her ground and yelled back at them.

6.  ground
on the ground
in the place where sth is happening
an aid worker on the ground in the war zone

7. (adjective) ground
(of food) crushed into small pieces
ground beef

Definition of 'ground'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) ground
the surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it

2. (noun) ground
a floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth

3. (noun) ground
any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground

4. (noun) ground
land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept

5. (noun) ground
the basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope

6. (noun) ground
that surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground

7. (noun) ground
in sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief

8. (noun) ground
in point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels

9. (noun) ground
a gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle

10. (noun) ground
one of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural

11. (noun) ground
a composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody

12. (noun) ground
the tune on which descants are raised; the plain song

13. (noun) ground
a conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit

14. (noun) ground
sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds

15. (noun) ground
the pit of a theater

16. ground
of Grind

17. ground
imp. & p. p. of Grind

18. (verb) ground
to lay, set, or run, on the ground

19. (verb) ground
to found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly

20. (verb) ground
to instruct in elements or first principles

21. (verb) ground
to connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit

22. (verb) ground
to cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament

23. (verb) ground
to run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar

Definition of 'ground'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. ground
The contact of a conductor of an electric circuit with the earth, permitting the escape of current if another ground exists.

Translation of 'ground'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the solid surface of the Earth lying on the ground; high ground.
Afrikaans: grond	Arabic: أرْض	Bulgarian: земя
Brazilian: solo	Czech: země	German: der (Erd)Boden
Danish: landjord; jord	Greek: έδαφος	Spanish: suelo
Estonian: maapind	Farsi: زمین	Finnish: maa
French: sol	Hebrew: קַרקָע, אֲדָמָה, הָאָרֶץ	Hindi: जमीन
Croatian: tlo, zemlja	Hungarian: föld	Indonesian: tanah
Icelandic: jörð, grund	Italian: terra, suolo	Japanese: 地面
Korean: 땅, 지면	Lithuanian: žemė	Latvian: zeme; augsne
Malay: tanah	Dutch: grond, bodem	Norwegian: bakke, jord, grunn, terre
Polish: ziemia	Persian: زمین	Pashto: مځكه، دځمكې مخ، خاوړه ډكر
Portuguese: solo	Romanian: sol, pământ	Russian: земля
Slovak: zem	Slovenian: zemlja, tla	Serbian: zemlja
Swedish: mark, marken	Thai: ผิวดิน	Turkish: yer, toprak, zemin
Taiwanese: 地面	Ukrainian: ґрунт; земля	Urdu: سطح زمین
Vietnamese: mặt đất	Chinese: 地面
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