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List of meaning for ground

the floor of the earth where the dirt is

land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma(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"

reason, ground(noun)

a rational motive for a belief or action

"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

earth, ground(noun)

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

"they dug into the earth outside the church"

footing, basis, ground(noun)

a relation that provides the foundation for something

"they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

ground(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"

background, ground(noun)

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

land, ground, soil(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"

ground(noun)

a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

ground, earth(noun)

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

ground(noun)

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

flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat(verb)

the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

anchor, ground(verb)

fix firmly and stably

"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

ground(verb)

confine or restrict to the ground

"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

ground(verb)

place or put on the ground

ground(verb)

instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

ground, strand, run aground(verb)

bring to the ground

"the storm grounded the ship"

ground, run aground(verb)

hit or reach the ground

ground(verb)

throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

ground(verb)

hit a groundball

"he grounded to the second baseman"

ground(verb)

hit onto the ground

prime, ground, undercoat(verb)

cover with a primer; apply a primer to

ground(verb)

connect to a ground

"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

establish, base, ground, found(verb)

use as a basis for; found on

"base a claim on some observation"

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something

chopping wood with a finely ground axe

the area around and belonging to a building

an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid

strain the coffee to remove the grounds

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing

evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease

a small area of usually open land

I'll meet you at the parade ground in two hours

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

opposed to the notion that religious law should be used as a ground for civil law

the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow

stuck the shovel in the ground and went inside for a glass of water

the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed

take her picture against a blue ground in order to bring out her blue eyes

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air

was glad to be back on the ground after a turbulent flight

to find a basis

you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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