Definition of "ground"
- noun
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Terrain.
Soil, earth.
The bottom of a body of water.
Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
Background, context, framework, surroundings.
A soccer stadium.
An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- verb
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
To punish a child or teenager by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or take away certain privileges.
To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
To gain a basic education (of a particular subject).
To hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
(of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out.
Simple past tense and past participle of grind.
- adjective
Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
Processed by grinding.
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