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 Definition of 'ground':

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1. (noun) landdry landearthgroundsolid groundterra 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) reasonground
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

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

4. (noun) footingbasisground
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) backgroundground
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) landgroundsoil
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) groundearth
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. (noun) flat coatgroundprimerprimingprimer coatpriming coatundercoat
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface


12. (verb) anchorground
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) groundstrandrun aground
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"

17. (verb) groundrun 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) primegroundundercoat
cover with a primer; apply a primer to


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

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


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