Etymology : Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind
Pronunciation : grInd
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. soil; earth; bottom; field, area; base, foundation. set on the ground; found, establish; teach someone the basics; attach to the earth (about an electrical conductor). on or near the ground; broken into fine particles; shaped by grinding. Next >>.
2. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
3. A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
4. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country.
5. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
6. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. , the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
7. The basis on which anything rests; foundation.
8. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
9. That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
10. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
11. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
12. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
13. A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
14. One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; usually in the plural.
15. A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
16. The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
17. A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
18. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
19. The pit of a theater.
20. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
21. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
22. To instruct in elements or first principles.
23. To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
24. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching ; or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
25. To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar. imp. & p. p. of Grind. the surface prepared to take the paint for a painting a connection between an electrical device and the earth a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused a position to be won or defended in battle ; "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground" instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" 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 place or put on the ground confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" hit or reach the ground bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship".
26. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
27. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
28. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
29. To study hard for examination.
30. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
31. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
32. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
33. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
34. To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
35. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
36. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study.
37. A hard student; a dig. the act of grinding to a powder or dust reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced.
38. 1. The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. Something that is below ground is under the earth's surface or under a building. Something that is above ground is on top of the earth's surface. People were making for the air-raid shelters below ground.
39. If you say that something takes place on the ground, you mean it takes place on the surface of the earth and not in the air. Coordinating airline traffic on the ground is as complicated as managing the traffic in the air.
40. The ground is the soil and rock on the earth's surface. The ground had eroded. the marshy ground of the river delta.
41. You can refer to land as ground, especially when it has very few buildings or when it is considered to be special in some way. a stretch of waste ground This memorial stands on sacred ground.
42. You can use ground to refer to an area of land, sea, or air which is used for a particular activity. Indian hunting grounds The best fishing grounds are around the islands.
43. A ground is an area of land which is specially designed and made for playing sport or for some other activity. In American English grounds is also used. the city's football ground. a parade ground.
44. The grounds of a large or important building are the garden or area of land which surrounds it. the palace grounds. the grounds of the University.
45. You can use ground to refer to a place or situation in which particular methods or ideas can develop and be successful. The company has maintained its reputation as the developing ground for new techniques Colonialism is especially fertile ground for nationalist ideas.
46. You can use ground in expressions such as on shaky ground and the same ground to refer to a particular subject, area of experience, or basis for an argument. Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject The French are on solid ground when they argue that competitiveness is no reason for devaluation It's often necessary to go over the same ground more than once.
47. Ground is used in expressions such as gain ground, lose ground, and give ground in order to indicate that someone gets or loses an advantage. There are signs that the party is gaining ground in the latest polls The US dollar lost more ground.
48. If something is grounds for a feeling or action, it is a reason for it. If you do something on the grounds of a particular thing, that thing is the reason for your action. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
49. If an argument, belief, or opinion is grounded in something, that thing is used to justify it. Her argument was grounded in fact They believe the soul is immortal, grounding this belief on the Divine nature of the human spirit. = base.
50. If an aircraft or its passengers are grounded, they are made to stay on the ground and are not allowed to take off. The civil aviation minister ordered all the planes to be grounded A hydrogen leak forced NASA to ground the space shuttle.
51. When parents ground a child, they forbid them to go out and enjoy themselves for a period of time, as a punishment. Thompson grounded him for a month, and banned television.
52. If a ship or boat is grounded or if it grounds, it touches the bottom of the sea, lake, or river it is on, and is unable to move off. Residents have been told to stay away from the region where the ship was grounded The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank. a grounded oil tanker.
53. The ground in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity passes into the ground and which makes the equipment safe.
54. Ground meat has been cut into very small pieces in a machine. ground beef. The sausages are made of coarsely ground pork.
55. Ground is the past tense and past participle of grind. see also:
grounding, home ground.
56. approval If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way. Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War.
57. emphasis If you say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire. The town was razed to the ground after the French Revolution.
58. If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things.
59. If you go to ground, you hide somewhere where you cannot easily be found. Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters.
60. The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form. She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.
61. If something such as a project gets off the ground, it begins or starts functioning. We help small companies to get off the ground.
62. If you prepare the ground for a future event, course of action, or development, you make it easier for it to happen. a political initiative which would prepare the ground for war.
63. If you shift your ground or change your ground, you change the basis on which you are arguing.
64. If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind. The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.
65. If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely. She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching.
66. emphasis If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them.
67. If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them. Good managers are often thin on the ground.
68. to have one's ear to the ground: see:
ear. Past tense and past participle of grind.
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