Ground - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡraʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word ground
Brit.  |ɡraʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word ground
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to grind
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to grind

noun

- the solid part of the earth's surface (syn: earth, land)
he dropped the logs on the ground
- a rational motive for a belief or action (syn: reason)
the grounds for their declaration
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (syn: earth)
- a relation that provides the foundation for something (syn: basis, footing)
- 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
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground (syn: background)
he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (syn: land, soil)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) (syn: earth)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface (syn: primer, priming, undercoat)

verb

- fix firmly and stably (syn: anchor)
- confine or restrict to the ground
After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
- place or put on the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground (syn: strand)
the storm grounded the ship
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- hit a groundball
he grounded to the second baseman
- hit onto the ground
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to (syn: prime, undercoat)
- connect to a ground
ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
- use as a basis for; found on (syn: base, establish, found)

Extra examples

An apple fell to the ground.

Mechanical problems kept the plane on the ground.

They were lying on the ground.

The flight was watched by many observers on the ground.

Planting seeds in the ground

She drove a spike into the ground.

They built their house on bare ground.

We realized that we were on hallowed ground.

They built their house on high ground.

After that bumpy plane ride it's good to be back on the ground.

The ground must be plowed in early spring.

Houses should be built on high ground.

The leaves were slowly fluttering to the ground.

He lay on the ground and stared up at the sky.

The ground was frozen solid.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ground
he/she/it: grounds
present participle: grounding
past tense: grounded
past participle: grounded
noun
singular: ground
plural: grounds
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