ground
/graund/
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Definition
Noun:
- The solid surface of the Earth: The firm, solid part of the earth's surface, as opposed to the sea or air.
- Soil, earth, or land: The material in the top layer of the earth's surface, especially considered in terms of quality or use.
- An area of land used for a specific purpose: A piece of land designated for a particular activity, such as a sports ground.
- A basis or foundation for something: The underlying support, reason, or justification for an idea, argument, or feeling.
- A background or underlying surface: In art, the prepared surface or the part of a picture that appears to be farthest from the viewer.
- An electrical connection to the earth: A safety connection in an electrical circuit that provides a path for current to flow safely into the earth.
Verb:
- To prohibit an aircraft or pilot from flying: To prevent an aircraft or its crew from taking off.
- To provide a basis or foundation for something: To base an argument, theory, or belief on something.
- To connect an electrical device to the earth: To make an electrical connection to the ground for safety.
- To cause a ship to touch the sea bottom: To run a ship aground.
- To instruct someone in the basic principles of a subject: To teach someone the fundamentals.
- To hit a baseball along the ground: In baseball, to hit the ball so it rolls or bounces along the ground.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The children sat on the ground to have a picnic.
- This is fertile ground for growing vegetables.
- The football team practiced on the school ground.
- His suspicions were based on solid ground.
- The artist painted flowers on a blue ground.
- Ensure the appliance has a proper electrical ground.
Verb:
- The airline had to ground all flights due to the storm.
- Her theory is grounded in extensive research.
- An electrician must ground the wiring correctly.
- The captain accidentally grounded the ship on a sandbar.
- A good teacher grounds students in the basics first.
- The batter grounded out to the shortstop.
Advanced Usage
"to gain ground": to make progress or become more popular or accepted.
- The new political movement is quickly gaining ground.
"to break new ground": to do something innovative or pioneering.
- The scientist's research broke new ground in cancer treatment.
"to stand/hold one's ground": to refuse to retreat or change one's opinion.
- Despite criticism, she stood her ground.
"to get off the ground": to start successfully or begin to make progress.
- The new project struggled to get off the ground.
Variants and Related Words
Grounding (n): Basic training or instruction in a subject; the act of connecting electrically to the ground.
- The course provides a solid grounding in mathematics.
Groundless (adj): Without foundation or good reason.
- His fears proved to be groundless.
Underground (adj/adv/n): Beneath the surface of the ground; secret or hidden.
- They took the underground train.
Background (n): The part of a scene or picture furthest from the viewer; a person's experience or history.
- He has a strong academic background.
Synonyms
- Noun: Earth, soil, land, terrain, foundation, basis, rationale.
- Verb: Base, found, root, prohibit from flying, strand, beach.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Ground in: To provide someone with a firm understanding or training in a subject.
- She is well grounded in classical literature.
Ground out (Baseball): To be put out by hitting a ground ball that is fielded.
- The inning ended when he grounded out.
Related Idioms
Down to the ground: Completely or perfectly.
- This new job suits him down to the ground.
Cover a lot of ground: To deal with many topics or travel a great distance.
- The lecture covered a lot of ground in just one hour.
On shaky ground: In an unstable or risky position.
- His argument is on shaky ground.
Verb
- use as a basis for; found on
- base a claim on some observation
- connect to a ground
- ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- 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
- hit or reach the ground
- bring to the ground
- the storm grounded the ship
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- place or put on the ground
- confine or restrict to the ground
- After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
- fix firmly and stably
- anchor the lamppost in concrete
Noun
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- 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
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- 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
- 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
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
- 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