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Meaning of ground
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: ground n 1: 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" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}] 2: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn: {reason}, {ground}] 3: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" [syn: {earth}, {ground}] 4: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {footing}, {basis}, {ground}] 5: 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" 6: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" [syn: {background}, {ground}] 7: 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" [syn: {land}, {ground}, {soil}] 8: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused [ant: {figure}] 9: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) [syn: {ground}, {earth}] 10: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting 11: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}] v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: {anchor}, {ground}] 2: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" 3: place or put on the ground 4: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject 5: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn: {ground}, {strand}, {run aground}] 6: hit or reach the ground [syn: {ground}, {run aground}] 7: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage 8: hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" 9: hit onto the ground 10: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {prime}, {ground}, {undercoat}] 11: connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" 12: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {establish}, {base}, {ground}, {found}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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