l) 11. the earth’s surface and everything beneath it. 2) 11. the grade or elevation of the surface of the earth. 3) 11. a path for an electrical current to reach the earth (earth. in British English). 4) v. to create a path for an electrical current to reach the earth (earth. in British English).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
ground (noun)1.
a) the bottom of a body of water
b)
(1) - sediment
(2) ground coffee beans after brewing
2.
a) a basis for belief, action, or argument - ground for complaint often used in plural sufficient grounds for divorce
b) (1) a fundamental logical condition
(2) a basic metaphysical cause
3.
a) a surrounding area - background
b) material that serves as a substratum
4.
a) the surface of the earth
b) an area used for a particular purpose - the parade ground fishing grounds
c) the area around and belonging to a house or other building
d) an area to be won or defended in or as if in battle
e) an area of knowledge or special interest - covered a lot of ground in his lecture
5.
a) - soil earth
b) a special soil
6.
a) an object that makes an electrical connection with the earth
b) a large conducting body (as the earth) used as a common return for an electric circuit and as an arbitrary zero of potential
c) electric connection with a ground
7.
a football offense utilizing primarily running plays
transitive verb
1.
a) to bring to or place on the ground
b) to cause to run aground
2.
a) to provide a reason or justification for - our fears about technological change may be well grounded L. K. Williams
b) to furnish with a foundation of knowledge - base an understanding … that is grounded in fact Michael Kimmelman
3.
to connect electrically with a ground
4.
a) to restrict to the ground - ground a pilot
b) to prohibit from taking part in some usual activities - grounded her for a week
5.
intransitive verb
to throw (a football) intentionally to the ground to avoid being tackled for a loss
1.
to have a ground or basis - rely
2.
to run aground
3.
to hit a - grounder grounded back to the pitcher
ground (Wikipedia)
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Ground may refer to:
- The Earth's surface
- Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth
- Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured
- Earthing system, part of an electrical installation that connects with the Earth's conductive surface
- Ground and neutral, closely related terms
- Ground (often grounds), in law, a rational motive or basis for a belief, conviction, or action taken, such as a legal action or argument:
- Grounds for divorce, regulations specifying the circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce
- Common ground (communication technique), in communication, people sharing some common understanding between each other
- Coffee grounds, ground up coffee beans
- Ground bass, in music, a bass part that continually repeats, while the melody and harmony over it change
- Ground tissue, one of the three types of tissue systems in a plant
- Ground term, in symbolic logic, a term with no variables
- Ground (unit), a unit of area used in India
- Ground (Dzogchen), the primordial state in Dzogchen
- The Ground, a 2005 album by Norwegian jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen
- Ground (album), the second album by the Nels Cline Trio
- "Ground" (song), one of the songs in the debut album of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya
- Ground surface, often on metals, created by various grinding operations