Noun | 1. | ground - 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. | ground - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" Synonyms: reason | |
3. | ground - 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. | ground - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" | |
5. | 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. | ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" Synonyms: background | |
7. | 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" | |
8. | ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused Antonyms: figure - a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground | |
9. | ground - a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage) Synonyms: earth | |
10. | ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting | |
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Verb | 1. | ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" Synonyms: anchor |
2. | ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" | |
3. | ground - place or put on the ground | |
4. | ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject | |
5. | ground - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" Synonyms: run aground | |
6. | ground - hit or reach the ground Synonyms: run aground | |
7. | ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage | |
8. | ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" | |
9. | ground - hit onto the ground | |
10. | ground - cover with a primer; apply a primer to | |
11. | ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" | |
12. | ground - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" | |
Adj. | 1. | ground - 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 |