Meaning of the word ground

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As the twins searched for eggs on the singer’s sprawling grounds, David took to the trees in the friendly competition.


—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023




The resolution called on state officials to allow school districts to make their own decision about whether to allow license holders to carry firearms on school grounds.


—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023




Add cumin and ground ancho pepper; cook and stir 1 minute more.


—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2023




For a good measure, StormBreaker also uses jam-resistant GPS and inertial guidance, and can receive course-corrections from other aircraft or ground forces via its two-way Link 16 datalink.


—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 9 Apr. 2023




The Justice Department and the company that makes mifepristone said in their appeal that the antiabortion groups challenging the drug lack sufficient legal grounds or standing to proceed with their lawsuit.


—Caroline Kitchener, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023




Alan Shaw, the new CEO of Norfolk Southern who started in the top job at the railroad in May 2022, saw his 2022 compensation double from the 2021 level, ahead of the major derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals into the water, ground and air there.


—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023




The problem of overfishing is worsened by the warming climate, which has brought unpredictable weather that disrupts and damages conch fishing grounds and habitats.


—Patrick Whittle, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023




The new center would likely include family housing, meeting and activity spaces, resource rooms, ceremonial grounds and areas for outdoor recreation.


—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023

Instead, the reason Joyce’s passing hits home is because of its normalcy, its naturalness in a show grounded in the supernatural.


—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023




The dependence on individual perspectives as much as knowledge grounded in research and expertise leads to an increasing conflation of faith with science, memory with history, and dogmatism with truth.


—Eden Mclean, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2023




But Phillips got pinch-hitter Mike Moustakas to hit a sacrifice fly to left and pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon to ground out to first, ending the game.


—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023




The second study that grounds Karr’s point helpso map the relationship between how to share a new vision via, the researchers ran an experiment.


—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023




At this moment, when AI is rattling society, its creators seemingly prone to repeat the hasty mistakes of previous tech innovators, the Jobs book serves, in part, as a warning to ground technology in humanity.


—Christina Passariello, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023




The company declined to comment on what affect that had on the decision to ground the shuttle.


—Mike Rogoway | Mrogoway@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023




Each corner has fillable sandbag pockets to ground the canopy, which is key on windy days.


—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023




Israel’s largest trade union group, the Histadrut umbrella group, organized a strike on Monday that caused Israel’s only international airport, Ben-Gurion, to ground departing flights out of the country.


—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023

Cut diagonally to form a diamond pattern; season the meat generously with freshly ground black pepper.


—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023




Or, if your coffee beans are pre-ground, just place them in water.


—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023




Pulse shredded sweetened coconut in food processor until finely ground, 10 to 15 pulses.


—Torie Cox, Country Living, 27 Feb. 2023




Huber’s uses pre-ground nutmeg, which is fine.


—Jason O’bryan, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2022




Green Roads Hemp Flower Coffee comes pre-ground in a 12-ounce bag.


—Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023




Though complex in flavor and scent, allspice is a singular berry, dried and sometimes ground.


—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2023




Halva is a rich, flaky Middle Eastern candy made from ground sesame seeds.


—Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2023




The espresso side is convenient with a removable water reservoir and the portafilter can use pre-ground beans or ESE coffee pods.


—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 28 Feb. 2023


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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɹaʊnd/
• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English grounde, from Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz. Cognate with West Frisian grûn, Dutch grond and German Grund. No non-Germanic cognates are known.

Alternative forms[edit]

• GND (contraction used in electronics)

Noun[edit]

ground (countable and uncountable, plural grounds)

2. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

   Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!

   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.

   • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:

     Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts.

3. (uncountable) Terrain.

   • 1971, “The development of terrain following radar: an account of the progress made with an airborne guidance system for low flying military aircraft”, in Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology:

     As the terrain-following radar scans the ground ahead of the aircraft the actual clearance height is measured by the radio altimeter.

4. Soil, earth.

   The worm crawls through the ground.

5. (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
6. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

   • c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, lines 11–14, page 62:

     Wyth cry unreverent,
     Before the sacrament,
     Wythin the holy church bowndis,
     That of our fayth the grownd is.

7. (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.

   You will need to show good grounds for your action.

   He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.

8. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
9. (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, «to give ground» or «to gain ground».
10. (figurative, by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
11. The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

    crimson flowers on a white ground

    • 1941 December, “The Why and the Wherefore: Cornish names of G.W.R. locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 575:

      One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; […].

12. (sculpture) A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
13. (point lace) The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

    Brussels ground

14. (etching) A gummy substance 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.
15. (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

    Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.

16. (countable) A soccer stadium.

    Manchester United’s ground is known as Old Trafford.

17. (electricity, Canada and US) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).

    • 1961, “GROUND”, in The International Dictionary of Physics and Electronics, 2nd edition, Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand, page 539:

      А ground may be undesirable, inadvertent, or accidental path taken by an electrical current; or it may be the deliberate provision of conductors well connected to the ground by means of plates buried therein, or similar device.

18. (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman’s popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one’s ground).
19. (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
20. (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

    • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:

      Buck[ingham]   The Mayor is here at hand; pretend ſome fear, // Be not you ſpoke with, but by mighty ſuit; // And look you get a prayer-book in your hand, // And ſtand between two churchmen, good my lord, // For on that ground I’ll build a holy deſcant: // And be not eaſily won to our requeſts: // Play the maid’s part, ſtill anſwer nay, and take it.

21. The pit of a theatre.
22. (India, obsolete) Synonym of munny (“land measure”)
    • 1885, Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency (page 515)

      It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras.

Synonyms[edit]

• (electricity) earth (British)

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• Pages starting with “ground”.

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• floor
• terra firma

Verb[edit]

ground (third-person singular simple present grounds, present participle grounding, simple past and past participle grounded)

1. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

   Synonym: earth

2. (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

   Synonym: gate

   If you don’t clean your room, I’ll have no choice but to ground you.

   Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!

   My kids are currently grounded from television.

3. (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

   Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.

4. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

   Jim was grounded in maths.

5. (baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).

   • 2019 March 21, Chris Cwik, “Ichiro Suzuki Goes Out in Style, Retires After Series in Japan”, in Yahoo! Sports‎^[1]:

     [Ichiro Suzuki] went 0 for 4, popping out in foul territory, grounding out to second, and striking out looking. And then, in the top of the eighth inning with a runner on second, the “True Hit King” grounded out to short, just barely failing to beat it out.

   • 2019 April 10, Ben Walker (AP), “Twins Pitchers Go Wild, Syndergaard and Mets Stroll 9-6”, in Yahoo! Sports‎^[2]:

     The Twins scored three times in the eighth to make it 9-4 and loaded the bases with no outs. Jeurys Familia got Willians Astudillo to ground into a double play, limiting the damage.

6. To place something on the ground.
7. (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

   The ship grounded on the bar.

8. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

   • being rooted and grounded in love

   • So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation.

9. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
10. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

    I ground myself with meditation.

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflected form of grind. See also milled.

Verb[edit]

ground

1. simple past tense and past participle of grind

   I ground the coffee up nicely.

Adjective[edit]

ground (not comparable)

1. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

   Synonym: milled

   ground mustard seed

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick‎^[3]:

     Alike, joy and sorrow, hope and fear, seemed ground to finest dust, and powdered, for the time, in the clamped mortar of Ahab’s iron soul.

   • 1969, Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany‎^[4], volume 16, page 16:

     The intestinal contents of F. Stellifer seem finely ground in comparison to those of F. catenatus, probably as a result of chewing with the stout pharyngeal molars.

   • 2018, S Sivakumar, E Zwier, PB Meisenheimer…, “Bulk and Thin Film Synthesis of Compositionally Variant Entropy-stabilized Oxides”, in Journal of Visualized Experiments:

     Powder mixing and grinding are complete when the powder is homogenous and grey-black in color, appears finely ground, and feels smooth.

2. Processed by grinding.

   lenses of ground glass

   • 1985, Sergeĭ Aristarkhovich Semenov, Prehistoric Technology: An Experimental Study of the Oldest Tools and Artefacts from Traces of Manufacture and Wear‎^[5], page 14:

     the traces of wear have the appearance of dull patches that look ground.

   • 2000, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‎^[6], page 258:

     The axial perforation, the handle socket and the quern base are all rough and do not appear ground or polished

   • 2018, H Glimpel, HJ Lauffer, A Bremstahler, Finishing Tool, In Particular End Milling Cutter, US Patent App. 15/764,739

     An advantage of such a finishing tool is that, after the machining, the workpiece has high surface quality. The surface which is produced appears finely ground to polished by means of this procedure.

Derived terms[edit]

• ground beef
• ground glass
• ground pepper
• stoneground

Translations[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• → Tok Pisin: graun

References[edit]

• ground at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams[edit]

• dog run

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• grund, grounde

Etymology[edit]

From Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ɡruːnd/

Noun[edit]

ground

1. ground
2. Earth

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• English: ground
  • → Fiji Hindi: garaund
  • → Maltese: grawnd
• Scots: grund, groond, greund
• Yola: greoune, greoun, greound

References[edit]

• “grǒund, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. From the verb grind: (⇒ conjugate) ground is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections v past v past p WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 ground1 /graʊnd/USA pronunciation   n.  [uncountable* the + ~] the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land. soil:[uncountable]poor ground for growing crops. land having an indicated shape, quality, or character:[uncountable]sloping ground. Often, grounds. [plural] an area of land put to a special use:[countable]picnic grounds; hunting grounds. Often, grounds. [plural] reason or cause; the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests:[countable]grounds for divorce. subject for or focus of discussion; topic:[uncountable]We covered that ground in the last meeting. [uncountable] the main surface or background, as in a painting. grounds, [plural] leftover material, as from coffee that has been brewed:coffee grounds. grounds, [plural] the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building. Electricity[uncountable] a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body. adj. [before a noun] operating on land:ground forces; a ground attack. v. to place (an idea, belief, or argument) on a firm or logical foundation:[~ + object]an argument firmly grounded in logic. to instruct (someone) in basic principles:[~ + object]to ground students in science. Electricity to establish a ground (def. 10) for (an electric circuit, device, etc.):[~ + object]This appliance isn’t grounded. Naval Termsto (cause a vessel to) run aground: [no object]The ship grounded on the sand bar.[~ + object]They accidentally grounded the boat on a sand bar. Aeronautics to restrict (an aircraft or pilot) to the ground; prevent from flying:[~ + object]If the pilot used drugs, he was grounded. Informal Terms to restrict the activities, esp. the social activities, of usually as a punishment:[~ + object]His parents grounded him for hitting another student. Idioms Idioms break ground: to plow. to begin excavation for a construction project. Also, break new ground. to do something original or innovative. Idioms cover (new) ground: to travel over a certain area:We covered a lot of ground in the car. to deal with new material:didn’t cover any new ground in yesterday’s class. Idioms cut the ground (out) from under, [~ + object] to make (someone or something) less effective or useful by some action taken ahead of time. Idioms from the ground up: gradually from the most elementary level to the highest level. extensively; thoroughly; completely:knew his subject from the ground up. Idioms gain ground, to make progress; advance. Idioms give ground, to retreat before a stronger force:The weaker army began to give ground. Idioms hold or stand one’s ground, to maintain one’s position. Idioms into the ground, beyond a reasonable or necessary point:to run an argument into the ground. Idioms lose ground, to lose one’s advantage; fail to advance. off the ground, into action or well under way:The plan never got off the ground. Idioms on one’s own ground, in an area or situation that one knows well. Idioms shift ground, to change position in an argument or situation. ground2 /graʊnd/USA pronunciation   v.  a pt. and pp. of grind. adj. reduced to fine particles or very small pieces by grinding:ground beef. having the surface roughened by or as if by grinding:ground glass. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 ground1  (ground),USA pronunciation n.  the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:to fall to the ground. earth or soil:stony ground. land having an indicated character:rising ground. Often, grounds. a tract of land appropriated to a special use:picnic grounds; a hunting ground. Often, grounds. the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests; reason or cause:grounds for dismissal. subject for discussion; topic:Sex education is forbidden ground in some school curricula. rational or factual support for one’s position or attitude, as in a debate or argument:on firm ground; on shaky ground. the main surface or background in painting, decorative work, lace, etc. Fine Art a coating of some substance serving as a surface for paint, ink, or other media in art:Lead white is a traditional ground for oil paintings. See ground color (def. 2). Psychiatry(in perception) the background in a visual field, contrasted with the figure. Also called etching ground. an acid-resistant substance, composed of wax, gum, and resin in varying proportions, applied to the entire surface of an etching plate and through which the design is drawn with an etching needle. grounds, dregs or sediment:coffee grounds. grounds, the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building. [Elect.]a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body. Music and DanceSee ground bass.  Naval Terms[Naut.]the bottom of a body of water. the earth’s solid or liquid surface; land or water. [Carpentry.] a strip of wood to which woodwork can be attached, set flush with the plaster finish of a room. a strip of wood or length of corner bead used at an opening as a stop for plasterwork. Idioms break ground: to plow. to begin excavation for a construction project. to begin upon or take preparatory measures for any undertaking. Idioms cover ground: to pass or travel over a certain area. to make a certain amount of progress in dealing with a piece of work, subject, treatise, or the like:He talked for two hours without covering much ground. Idioms cut the ground from under, to render (an argument, position, person, etc.) ineffective or invalid; refute:It didn’t require much effort to cut the ground from under that case. Idioms from the ground up: gradually from the most elementary level to the highest level:She learned the business from the ground up. extensively; thoroughly:The professor knew his subject from the ground up. Idioms gain ground: to make progress; advance. Idiomsto gain approval or acceptance:The case for air-pollution control is gaining ground throughout the country. Idioms give ground, to yield to force or forceful argument; retreat:The disarmament talks reached an impasse when neither side would give ground on inspection proposals. Idioms hold or stand one’s ground, to maintain one’s position; be steadfast:The referee stood his ground, though his decision was hotly contested by the crowd. Idioms into the ground, beyond a reasonable or necessary point:You’ve stated your case, and you needn’t run it into the ground. Idioms lose ground: to retreat or be forced back. to lose one’s advantage; suffer a reverse. to wane in popularity or acceptance; begin to fail:Our candidate is losing ground in industrial areas. off the ground, [Informal.]into action or well under way:The play never got off the ground. Idioms on one’s own ground, in an area or situation that one knows well. Idioms on the ground, at the place of interest or importance; actively engaged:Minutes after the bank robbery reporters were on the ground to get the story. Idioms shift ground, to change position in an argument or situation. Idioms suit down to the ground, to be perfectly satisfactory; please greatly:This climate suits me down to the ground. take the ground, [Naut.]to become grounded at low water. Idioms to ground: into a den, burrow, shelter, or the like:a fox gone to ground. into concealment or hiding:Rather than take the witness stand, she went to ground in another country. adj. situated on or at, or adjacent to, the surface of the earth:a ground attack. pertaining to the ground. Militaryoperating on land:ground forces. v.t. to lay or set on the ground. to place on a foundation; fix firmly; settle or establish; found. to instruct in elements or first principles:to ground students in science. to furnish with a ground or background, as on decorative work. to cover (wallpaper) with colors or other materials before printing. [Elect.]to establish a ground for (a circuit, device, etc.). Naval Terms[Naut.]to cause (a vessel) to run aground. [Aeron.]to restrict (an aircraft or the like) to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc. to forbid (a pilot) to fly because of bad health, failure to comply with safety regulations, or the like. Informal Termsto put out of action or make unable to participate:The quarterback was grounded by a knee injury. Informal Termsto restrict the activities, esp. the social activities, of:I can’t go to the party—my parents have grounded me until my grades improve. v.i. to come to or strike the ground. Sport[Baseball.] to hit a ground ball. to ground out. ground out, [Baseball.]to be put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield. bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English grownd, grund, Old English grund; cognate with Dutch grond, German Grund; (verb, verbal) Middle English grundien, grownden to set on a foundation, establish, derivative of the noun, nominal ground′a•ble, adj.  ground′a•bly, adv.  ground′ed•ly, adv.  ground′ed•ness, n.  ground′ward, ground′wards, adv., adj.  ground2  (ground),USA pronunciation v.  a pt. and pp. of grind.  adj. reduced to fine particles or dust by grinding. Food(of meat, vegetables, etc.) reduced to very small pieces by putting through a food processor or grinder:ground beef. having the surface abraded or roughened by or as if by grinding, as in order to reduce its transparency:ground glass. see ground1 1755–65 for def. 2 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ground /ɡraʊnd/ n the land surface earth or soil (plural) the land around a dwelling house or other building (sometimes plural) an area of land given over to a purpose: football ground, burial grounds land having a particular characteristic: level ground, high ground matter for consideration or debate; field of research or inquiry: the lecture was familiar ground to him, the report covered a lot of ground a position or viewpoint, as in an argument or controversy (esp in the phrases give ground, hold, stand, or shift one’s ground) position or advantage, as in a subject or competition (esp in the phrases gain ground, lose ground, etc) (often plural) reason; justification: grounds for complaint the prepared surface applied to the support of a painting, such as a wall, canvas, etc, to prevent it reacting with or absorbing the paint the background of a painting or main surface against which the other parts of a work of art appear superimposed the first coat of paint applied to a surface (as modifier): ground colour the bottom of a river or the sea (plural) sediment or dregs, esp from coffee chiefly Brit the floor of a room the area from the popping crease back past the stumps, in which a batsman may legally stand US Canadian a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential break new ground ⇒ to do something that has not been done before cut the ground from under someone’s feet ⇒ to anticipate someone’s action or argument and thus make it irrelevant or meaningless to the ground, down to the ground ⇒ Brit informal completely; absolutely: it suited him down to the ground into the ground ⇒ beyond what is requisite or can be endured; to exhaustion (modifier) concerned with or operating on the ground, esp as distinct from in the air vb (transitive) to put or place on the ground (transitive) to instruct in fundamentals (transitive) to provide a basis or foundation for; establish (transitive) to confine (an aircraft, pilot, etc) to the ground (transitive) informal to confine (a child) to the house as a punishment the usual US word for earth (transitive) to run (a vessel) aground (intransitive) to hit or reach the ground Etymology: Old English grund; related to Old Norse grunn shallow, grunnr, grund plain, Old High German grunt ground /ɡraʊnd/ vb the past tense and past participle of grind adj having the surface finished, thickness reduced, or an edge sharpened by grinding reduced to fine particles by grinding WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 grind /graɪnd/USA pronunciation   v., ground/graʊnd/USA pronunciation  grind•ing, n.  v. to wear down, make smooth, or sharpen (something) by rubbing or friction:[~ + object]to grind a lens; to grind knives. to crush (something) into small particles, as by pounding; pulverize: [~ + object]She accidentally ground the dirt into the rug.[~ + up + object]The glass bottles were ground up for recycling. to oppress, torment, or crush:[~ + down + object]They were ground down by poverty. to grate together; grit:[~ + object]She used to grind her teeth. to operate by turning a crank:[~ + object]to grind a hand organ. to produce by crushing or hard rubbing:[~ + object]The mill grinds flour. to (cause to) rub harshly; grate: [no object]The gears ground whenever I shifted.[~ + object]I kept grinding the gears. Informal Terms[~ + away] to work or study hard or for long hours. Slang Terms[no object] (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 9). grind out: to produce in a routine or mechanical way: [~ + out + object]ground out another issue of the newspaper.[~ + object + out]Would they grind another issue out in time? to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) against a surface: [~ + out + object]He ground out his cigarette.[~ + object + out]He ground his cigarette out. n. [countable] a grade of fineness into which a substance is ground into particles:That coffee is available in various grinds. laborious, usually uninteresting work:[usually singular]the daily grind. Informal Termsa student who works and studies hard. Slang Termsa dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 16). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 grind  (grīnd),USA pronunciation v., ground or (Rare) grind•ed; grind•ing;  n.  v.t. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet:to grind a lens. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize. to oppress, torment, or crush:to grind the poor. to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit:to grind one’s teeth. to operate by turning a crank:to grind a hand organ. to produce by crushing or abrasion:to grind flour. Slang Termsto annoy; irritate; irk:It really grinds me when he’s late. v.i. to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles. to rub harshly; grate. to be or become ground. to be polished or sharpened by friction. Informal Termsto work or study laboriously (often fol. by away):He was grinding away at his algebra. Slang Terms(in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Cf. bump (def. 11). grind out: to produce in a routine or mechanical way:to grind out magazine stories. to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface:to grind out a cigarette. n. the act of grinding. a grinding sound. a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground:The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers. laborious, usually uninteresting work:Copying all the footnotes was a grind. Informal Termsan excessively diligent student. Slang Termsa dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Cf. bump (def. 22). bef. 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere grind′a•ble, adj.  grind′a•bil′i•ty, n.  grind′ing•ly, adv.  2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crush, powder, comminute, pound. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged persecute, plague, afflict, trouble. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abrade. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 ground′ bass′  (bās),USA pronunciation [Music.] Music and Dancea short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement. 1690–1700 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grind /ɡraɪnd/ vb (grinds, grinding, ground) to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading: to grind corn, to grind flour (transitive) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion: to grind a knife to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together (transitive) followed by out: to speak or say (something) in a rough voice (transitive) often followed by down: to hold down; oppress; tyrannize (transitive) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle (transitive) followed by out: to produce in a routine or uninspired manner: he ground out his weekly article for the paper (intransitive) informal to study or work laboriously n informal laborious or routine work or study a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans: coarse grind the act or sound of grinding Etymology: Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand ˈgrindingly adv Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ground bass, ground /beɪs/ n a short melodic bass line that is repeated over and over again ‘ground‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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• Defenition of the word ground

  • Node of an electrical system that is used as reference potential for all other nodes of the system.
  • A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
  • To use as a basis for.
  • To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
  • fix firmly and stably; «anchor the lamppost in concrete»
  • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; «he posed her against a background of rolling hillls»
  • broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone; «paved with crushed bluestone»; «ground glass is used as an abrasive»
  • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of the land surface; «they dug into the earth outside the church»
  • use as a basis for; found on; «base a claim on some observation»
  • the first coat of paint applied to a surface
  • a relation that provides the foundation for something; «they were on a friendly footing» or «he worked on an interim basis»
  • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
  • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
  • 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»
  • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
  • connect to a ground, of electrical connections for safety reasons
  • place or out on the ground
  • confine or restrict to the ground; «After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot»
  • a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
  • hit or reach the ground
  • bring to the ground, as of vessels
  • 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»
  • what plants grow in (especially with reference to its quality or use); «the land had never been plowed»; «good agricultural soil»
  • cover with a primer; apply a primer to
  • a rational motive for a belief or action; «the reason that war was declared»; «the grounds for their declaration»
  • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; «he posed her against a background of rolling hills»
  • 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»
  • 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»
  • a relation that provides the foundation for something; «they were on a friendly footing»; «he worked on an interim basis»
  • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; «they dug into the earth outside the church»
  • connect to a ground; «ground the electrical connections for safety reasons»
  • hit onto the ground
  • hit a groundball; «he grounded to the second baseman»
  • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
  • place or put on the ground
  • bring to the ground; «the storm grounded the ship»
  • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
  • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
  • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
  • a rational motive for a belief or action
  • the solid part of the earth’s surface
  • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  • a relation that provides the foundation for something
  • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
  • use as a basis for; found on
  • connect to a ground
  • fix firmly and stably
  • hit a groundball
  • confine or restrict to the ground
  • bring to the ground

Synonyms for the word ground

• • account
  • anchor
  • argument
  • background
  • base
  • basis
  • bring down
  • broken up
  • build
  • call
  • cause
  • crushed
  • cut down
  • deck
  • deposit
  • dirt
  • dry land
  • earth
  • establish
  • excuse
  • flat coat
  • flatten
  • floor
  • footing
  • found
  • impose a curfew
  • impose a sanction
  • inducement
  • keep in
  • knock down
  • land
  • lees
  • loam
  • milled
  • minced
  • mop the floor with
  • motive
  • object
  • occasion
  • opinion
  • position
  • pounded
  • powdered
  • prime
  • primer
  • priming coat
  • pulverized
  • punish
  • purpose
  • rationale
  • reason
  • run aground
  • sediment
  • sod
  • soil
  • solid ground
  • tackle
  • terra firma
  • turf
  • undercoat
  • view

Similar words in the ground

• • broken
  • ground
  • ground’s
  • groundbreaking
  • groundbreakings
  • grounded
  • grounder
  • grounder’s
  • grounders
  • groundhog
  • groundhogs
  • grounding
  • groundless
  • grounds
  • groundswell
  • groundswells
  • groundwork
  • groundwork’s

Meronymys for the word ground

• • Earth
  • globe
  • world

Hyponyms for the word ground

• • account
  • America
  • archipelago
  • badlands
  • beachfront
  • bottom
  • bottomland
  • build
  • cape
  • champaign
  • coastal plain
  • coastland
  • common ground
  • couch
  • cultivated land
  • diatomaceous earth
  • diatomite
  • dirt
  • earth
  • farmland
  • field
  • floor
  • foreland
  • forest
  • greensward
  • hills
  • island
  • isthmus
  • kieselguhr
  • land mass
  • landmass
  • mainland
  • moraine
  • neck
  • ness
  • occasion
  • overburden
  • oxbow
  • peninsula
  • permafrost
  • plain
  • ploughland
  • plowland
  • polder
  • rangeland
  • saprolite
  • scablands
  • score
  • slash
  • sod
  • soil
  • sward
  • the Americas
  • tillage
  • tilled land
  • tilth
  • timber
  • timberland
  • turf
  • wetland
  • wherefore
  • why
  • wonderland
  • woodland

Hypernyms for the word ground

• • arrive at
  • aspect
  • attain
  • coat of paint
  • confine
  • connect
  • connecter
  • connection
  • connective
  • connector
  • connexion
  • fasten
  • fix
  • foundation
  • gain
  • hit
  • hold
  • instruct
  • land
  • lay
  • learn
  • link
  • link up
  • make
  • material
  • military position
  • object
  • paint
  • panorama
  • percept
  • perception
  • perceptual experience
  • physical object
  • place
  • pose
  • position
  • prospect
  • put
  • rational motive
  • reach
  • restrain
  • scene
  • secure
  • set
  • stuff
  • surface
  • teach
  • throw
  • tie
  • view
  • vista

Antonyms for the word ground

• • figure

Idioms for the word ground

• • stand one’s ground

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  • Translation of the word in other languages quercia

ground ̈ɪɡraund

1. земля, поверхность земли

   a narrow slip of ground ― узкая полоска земли

   on English ground ― на английской земле

   on firm ground ― на суше, на твердой земле

   to lie on the ground ― лежать на земле

   to spring from the ground ― вскочить с земли

   to fall to the ground ― падать на землю

2. почва, земля, грунт

   fertile ground ― плодородная почва

   contaminated ground ― радиоактивно зараженный грунт,
   радиоактивно зараженная местность

   ground contamination ― воен. заражение местности стойкими
   отравляющими или радиоактивными веществами

   ground moistening ― с-х. грунтовое увлажнение

   to sleep on the bare ground ― спать на голой земле

   to put one’s ear to the ground ― приложить ухо к земле

   to till the ground ― возделывать землю, пахать

   to break ground ― распахивать землю; раскапывать, разрывать;
   рыть котлован; делать первые шали; подготавливать почву

   to break fresh ground ― поднимать целину; предпринимать
   что-либо новое

3. дно моря

   to touch ground ― коснуться дна

   to strike ground ― промерить глубину лотом

   to take the ground ― мор. сесть на мель

   to break ground ― поднимать якорь

4. горн. подошва выработки
5. участок земли
6. сад, парк, участок земли вокруг дома

   the mansion has extensive grounds ― вокруг особняка обширный
   парк

7. площадка; спортивная площадка

   building ground ― строительная площадка

   football ground ― футбольное поле

   cycling ground ― велодром

8. полигон; аэродром; плац

   Pacific Proving ground ― тихоокеанский испытательный полигон

9. территория

   camping ground ― территория кемпинга

10. местность, область, район

    level ground ― ровная местность

    open ground ― открытая местность

    ground study ― воен. изучение местности

    to have an eye for ground ― уметь ориентироваться на местности

11. высота

    dominating ground ― спец. господствующая высота

12. фон; грунт, грунтовка

    green upon a ground of gold ― зеленое на золотом фоне

    a design of flowers on a white ground ― узор из цветов на
    белом поле

    light colour on a dark ground ― светлые краски на темном фоне

    ground coat ― грунт, грунтовка; первый слой краски

13. офортный лак
14. план

    the middle ground ― второй план

15. основание, причина, мотив

    to have ground(s) for believing smth., to have ground(s)
    to believe smth. ― иметь основания верить чему-либо

    to have no ground for anxiety ― не иметь оснований беспокоиться

    to have no ground for suspicion ― не иметь причин для подозрений

    there are several grounds of suspicion against him ― имеется
    несколько причин подозревать его

    what is the ground of his complaint? ― на каком основании
    он жалуется?

    there are still grounds for hope ― все еще можно надеяться;
    еще не все потеряно

    on the ground of ― по причине, на основании; под предлогом

    on both these grounds ― по этим двум причинам

    on personal grounds ― по личным мотивам, из личных соображений

    on what ground(s)? ― на каком основании?, по какой причине?

    on what grounds are you refusing? ― на каком основании вы
    отказываетесь?

    to excuse oneself on the grounds of illness ― отказаться делать
    что-либо, ссылаясь на болезнь

    I acted on good grounds ― у меня были все основания действовать
    таким образом

    grounds for divorce ― юр. основания для развода

    grounds for appeal ― юр. основания для кассационной жалобы

16. предмет, тема (разговора, исследования, спора)

    forbidden ground ― запретная тема

    to tread on forbidden ground ― затрагивать запретную тему

    debatable ground ― спорная тема; предмет спора

    common ground ― вопрос, в котором спорящие стороны сходятся

    delicate ground ― щекотливый вопрос, щекотливая ситуация

    to cover much ground ― охватывать много вопросов

    to cover the ground ― ничего не пропустить

    we have a lot of ground to cover ― нам еще многое нужно сделать

    to go over the ground ― повторить

    to touch ground ― дойти до сути дела

17. осадок, гуща, подонки

    coffee grounds ― кофейная гуща
18. редк. остатки пищи
19. уст. фундамент
20. уст. основной принцип
21. уст. зачатки, основы
22. уст. основная, основопологающая часть
23. охот. нора

    to run to ground ― загнать в нору

    to go to ground ― скрыться в норе (о лисе)

24. эл. заземление; `земля`
25. текст. основа
26. муз. граунд, остинатный бас

    below ground ― умерший, скончавшийся; в земле, в могиле

    down to the ground ― полностью, во всех отношениях; полностью,
    окончательно; без остатка

    it suits me down to the ground ― это устраивает меня во всех
    отношениях

    burnt down to the ground ― сожженный дотла

    from the ground up ― ам. основательно, полностью, во всех
    отношениях; с самого начала; с пустого места, с нуля

    to study a case from the ground up ― досконально изучить дело

    to begin again from the up ― начать все с нуля

    on one’s own ground ― в своей стихии; дома

    to be on sure ground, to be sure of one’s ground ― чувствовать
    твердую почву под ногами

    to gain ground on smb. ― побеждать кого-либо; продвигаться
    вперед; распространяться; делать успехи

    to cover (much) ground ― покрыть (большое) расстояние;
    (много) путешествовать; сделать большую часть чего-либо

    to give ground ― отступать, отходить; уступать, сдавать позиции

    to lose ground ― отступать, отходить; уступать, сдавать позиции;
    потерять прежнее положение, идти назад, регрессировать;
    становиться непопулярным

    to take ground ― воен. занимать местность; залечь

    to hold one’s ground ― не сдавать позиций, не отступать;
    стоять на своем, не поддаваться уговорам

    to shift one’s ground ― переменить позицию в споре, изменить
    точку зрения в ходе дискуссии

    to fall to the ground ― рушиться; оказаться бесплодным
    (о планах)

    to dash smb.’s hopes to the ground ― разбить чьи-либо надежды

    to be on the ground ― драться на дуэли

    to cut the ground from under smb.’s feet ― выбить почву из-под
    ног у кого-либо

    to get off the ground ― начать действовать; включиться в работу;
    взлететь; подняться в воздух; оторваться от земли (о самолете)

    the conference got off the ground ― конференция начала работу

    to get smth. off the ground ― успешно положить начало чему-либо;
    пустить в ход; двинуть; запустить на орбиту

    to get the conference off the ground ― сдвинуть конференцию
    с мертвой точки

    to fall on stony ground ― библ. падать на бесплодную почву

    into the ground ― до последней степени; перейдя все границы

    to labour an issue into the ground ― довести дело до абсурда

    to run the horses into the ground ― загнать лошадей

    caution is no doubt a virtue, but don’t run it into the
    ground ― осмотрительность, конечно, добродетель, но не надо
    так с ней перебарщивать

27. наземный

    ground troops ― воен. наземные войска

    ground operations ― воен. наземные боевые действия

    ground defence ― воен. наземная оборона

    ground reconnaissance ― воен. наземная разведка

    ground crew ― ав. наземный обслуживающий экипаж;
    жарг. нелетный состав

    ground control ― рад. наземное управление, управление с земли

    ground control interception ― наземная служба перехвата

28. держащийся низко над землей

    ground fog ― низкий туман

    ground fire ― низовой пожар

29. аэродромный

    ground flare ― ав. аэродромный сигнальный огонь

    ground personnel ― ав. аэродромный технический персонал

    ground pilot ― воен. разг. член аэродромной команды

30. сесть на мель

    the ship grounded ― корабль сел на мель

31. посадить на мель
32. мор. заставить выброситься на берег или приткнуться
    к берегу

33. ав. приземляться
34. ав. заставить приземлиться
35. ав. препятствовать отрыву от земли

    the planes were grounded by the fog, the fog grounded the
    planes ― из-за тумана самолеты не могли подняться в воздух

36. класть, опускать на землю

    to ground one’s club ― положить клюшку

    to ground arms ― воен. складывать оружие, сдаваться

37. опускаться на землю
38. основывать, обосновывать

    to ground one’s arguments on facts ― основывать свои доводы
    на фактах

    to ground one’s claims on facts ― обосновывать свои требования
    фактами

    the theory is well grounded ― теория хорошо обоснована

39. обучать основам (предмета)

    to ground smb. in mathematics ― обучать кого-либо основам
    математики

    to be well grounded in grammar ― хорошо знать основы грамматики

40. эл. заземлять
41. спец. грунтовать
42. мездрить (кожу)
43. стр. положить основание
44. отстранять от полетов (пилота); отчислять из летного
    состава
45. лишать водительских прав; не разрешать (подростку)
    водить автомобиль

46. отчислять из флота
47. не разрешать вылет; не разрешать старт (космического
    корабля)

48. молотый, толченый, измельченный

    ground coffee ― молотый кофе

    ground rice ― рисовая мука

    ground hay ― измельченное сено, сенная мука

    ground phosphorite ― фосфоритная мука

49. матовый, матированный

    ground glass ― матовое стекло

50. тех. пришлифованный; притертый
51. p. и p-p. от grind