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Ground

//ɡɹaʊnd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Crushed, or reduced to small particles. not-comparable
"ground mustard seed"
2
Processed by grinding. not-comparable
"lenses of ground glass"

Noun

1
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. countable, uncountable
"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"
2
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface wordnet
3
Terrain. uncountable
"As the terrain-following radar scans the ground ahead of the aircraft the actual clearance height is measured by the radio altimeter."
4
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting wordnet
5
Soil, earth. countable, uncountable
"The worm crawls through the ground."

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6
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) wordnet
7
The bottom of a body of water. countable
8
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused wordnet
9
Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork. countable, uncountable
"Wyth cry unreverent, Before the sacrament, Wythin the holy church bowndis, That of our fayth the grownd is."
10
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground wordnet
11
Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause. countable, in-plural, uncountable
"You will need to show good grounds for your action."
12
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) wordnet
13
Background, context, framework, surroundings. countable, uncountable
14
a rational motive for a belief or action wordnet
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The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground". countable, historical, uncountable
16
the solid part of the earth's surface wordnet
17
Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
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material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) wordnet
19
A place suited to a specified activity. countable, in-compounds, uncountable
"a forest traditionally used as a hunting-ground"
20
a relation that provides the foundation for something wordnet
21
The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set. countable, uncountable
"crimson flowers on a white ground"
22
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface wordnet
23
A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. countable, uncountable
24
The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied. countable, uncountable
"Brussels ground"
25
A gummy substance 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. countable, uncountable
26
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached. countable, in-plural, uncountable
"Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."
27
A soccer stadium. UK, countable
"Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford."
28
An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis). countable, uncountable
"А ground may be undesirable, inadvertent, or accidental path taken by an electrical current; or it may be the deliberate provision of conductors well connected to the ground by means of plates buried therein, or similar device."
29
Electric shock. Philippines, countable, uncountable
30
The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground). countable
31
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. countable, uncountable
32
The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. countable, uncountable
"Buck[ingham] The Mayor is here at hand; pretend ſome fear, // Be not you ſpoke with, but by mighty ſuit; // And look you get a prayer-book in your hand, // And ſtand between two churchmen, good my lord, // For on that ground I’ll build a holy deſcant: // And be not eaſily won to our requeſts: // Play the maid’s part, ſtill anſwer nay, and take it."
33
The pit of a theatre. countable, uncountable
"the understanding gentlemen o' the ground here ask'd my judgment"
34
Synonym of munny (“land measure”). India, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras."

Verb

1
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground. US
"These geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can become a hazard when they flow through conducting infrastructure, usually entering and exiting networks where equipment is grounded to Earth."
2
simple past and past participle of grind form-of, participle, past
"I ground the coffee up nicely."
3
use as a basis for; found on wordnet
4
To electrocute. Philippines
5
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject wordnet

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6
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges. transitive
"If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you."
7
connect to a ground wordnet
8
To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly. transitive
"Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."
9
fix firmly and stably wordnet
10
To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
"Jim was grounded in maths."
11
cover with a primer; apply a primer to wordnet
12
To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
13
(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field. wordnet
14
To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
"[Ichiro Suzuki] went 0 for 4, popping out in foul territory, grounding out to second, and striking out looking. And then, in the top of the eighth inning with a runner on second, the “True Hit King” grounded out to short, just barely failing to beat it out."
15
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage wordnet
16
To place something on the ground.
17
place or put on the ground wordnet
18
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed. intransitive
"The ship grounded on the bar."
19
confine or restrict to the ground wordnet
20
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
"being rooted and grounded in love"
21
hit or reach the ground wordnet
22
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.
23
bring to the ground wordnet
24
To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
"I ground myself with meditation."
25
To complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
"We design WikiChat (Figure 1) to ground LLMs using Wikipedia to achieve the following objectives. While LLMs tend to hallucinate, our chatbot should be factual."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground From Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz. Cognate with West Frisian grûn, Dutch grond and German Grund.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Inflected form of grind. See also milled.

Etymology 4

Inflected form of grind. See also milled.

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