ground
ground
graƊnd
grawnd
/ɡraʊnd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "ground"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āϜāĻŽāĻŋ

the surface layer of earth that is solid and people walk on
ground definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child drew pictures in the sand on the beach ground.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŽāĻžāĻ , āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ

a designated area for sports or games
ground definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They booked the cricket ground for the tournament next week.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇āϟ āĻŽāĻžāĻ  āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

a rational motive for a belief or action
ground definition and meaning
04

āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āϜāĻŽāĻŋ

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
ground definition and meaning
05

āĻĒāϟāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
ground definition and meaning
06

āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
07

āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

a relation that provides the foundation for something
08

āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ

the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
09

āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ 

a surface that is prepared for an artist to put paint on
10

āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āĻ­āϰ

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

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

land that is used for a specific purpose or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They set up tents on the festival ground.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāĻŦ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āϜāϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

(of a vessel) to come into contact with the seabed, usually in shallow water
Intransitive
to ground definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rescue team responded swiftly when they received a distress call about a ship that had grounded near the coast.
āωāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĻāϞ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide someone with a comprehensive and foundational understanding or knowledge in a particular area
Transitive: to ground sb in a subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mentor grounded the new developers in the basics of programming languages and algorithms.
āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĄā§‡āϭ⧇āϞāĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to set or position an object on a surface
Transitive: to ground sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before starting the campfire, the outdoor enthusiast meticulously grounded the firewood in a safe and strategic arrangement.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to restrict or prohibit the operation of a pilot or aircraft from taking flight
Transitive: to ground a pilot or aircraft
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The airline chose to ground the experienced pilot temporarily.
āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϞāĻžāχāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish a solid foundation or support for a concept
Transitive: to ground sth in a fundamental principle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The policy decision was grounded in economic principles.
āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish a physical connection between an electrical conductor or device and the Earth or a large conducting body
Transitive: to ground an electrical conductor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's essential to ground electronic equipment to prevent static electricity buildup.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ• āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĨ¤
07

āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to cover a metal plate, typically copper, with a thin layer of protective coating
Transitive: to ground a metal plate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To create fine details in the print, the printmaker carefully grounded the plate.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ, āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ

to hit a baseball in such a way that it rolls along the ground
Intransitive: to ground somewhere | to ground to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a crucial situation, the hitter managed to ground past the diving second baseman
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇, āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to intentionally throw or drop the football to the ground during a play in order to prevent being tackled for a loss of yards
Transitive: to ground the ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the defenders closed in, the quarterback quickly made the decision to ground the football.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāϞ⧇, āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
10

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϕ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause a vessel to run aground intentionally or unintentionally
Transitive: to ground a vessel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To avoid collision with another vessel, the captain made a maneuver that grounded the ship on a sandbank.
āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻ°ā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāώāĻž, āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to crush or pulverize something into fine particles using a tool like a mortar, grinder, or mill
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pharmacist ground the dried herbs into a fine dust for the remedy.
āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āϭ⧇āώāϜāϕ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āϧ⧁āĻ˛ā§‹ā§Ÿ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧā§‹, āĻĒ⧇āώāĻž

Crushed or milled into very fine particles, typically referring to food items, spices, or minerals that have been processed for culinary or industrial uses
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He sprinkled ground pepper over the dish to enhance the flavor.
āϏ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚ āĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

groundless
underground
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