GROUND





Definition:

  1. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: land, dry land, earth, solid terra firma

  2. [noun] a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
    Synonyms: reason

  3. [noun] the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
    Synonyms: earth

  4. [noun] a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
    Synonyms: footing, basis

  5. [noun] 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] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
    Synonyms: back

  7. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: land, soil

  8. [noun] a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

  9. [noun] a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
    Synonyms: earth

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

  11. [noun] the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
    Synonyms: flat coat, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat

  12. [verb] fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
    Synonyms: anchor

  13. [verb] confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

  14. [verb] place or put on the ground

  15. [verb] instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

  16. [verb] bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
    Synonyms: run a

  17. [verb] hit or reach the ground
    Synonyms: run a

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

  19. [verb] hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"

  20. [verb] hit onto the ground

  21. [verb] cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    Synonyms: prime, undercoat

  22. [verb] connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

  23. [verb] use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
    Synonyms: establish, base, found

  24. [adjective] broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive"
    Synonyms: crushed

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