eng: ground

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

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eng: ground

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