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ground

/ ground /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Type of:
teach learn instruct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
hit onto the ground
Type of:
hit
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 3
hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"
Type of:
hit
Derived:
grounder ground ball groundball hopper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 4
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
Type of:
throw
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
football football game
verb Sense 5
place or put on the ground
Type of:
put set place
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
confine or restrict to the ground
"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
Type of:
restrain confine hold
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
hit or reach the ground
Type of:
reach make attain
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
military position position
verb Sense 9
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"
Type of:
land
Derived:
land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
Causes:
run aground
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 10
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
Opposites:
figure
Type of:
percept perception perceptual experience
noun Sense 11
a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
Type of:
connection connexion connector
noun Sense 12
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Type of:
surface
Domain:
art artistic creation artistic production
verb Sense 13
connect to a ground
"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
Type of:
connect link tie
Kinds of:
earth
Derived:
earth grounding earthing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 14
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Type of:
paint
Derived:
undercoat underseal flat coat primer priming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 15
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Derived:
anchor mainstay keystone backbone linchpin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 16
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Type of:
coat of paint
Kinds of:
couch
Derived:
prime undercoat
noun Sense 17
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"
Type of:
material stuff
Kinds of:
moraine diatomaceous earth diatomite kieselguhr saprolite
Derived:
earth
noun Sense 18
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"
Type of:
object physical object
Kinds of:
badlands bottomland bottom coastland cultivated land
noun Sense 19
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"
"the grounds for their declaration"
Type of:
rational motive
Kinds of:
occasion score account why wherefore
Derived:
establish base found reason reason out
noun Sense 20
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
Type of:
view aspect prospect
adjective satellite Sense 21
broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone
"paved with crushed bluestone"
"ground glass is used as an abrasive"
Similar:
broken
verb Sense 22
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
Kinds of:
build
Derived:
foundation basis base fundament groundwork
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 23
a relation that provides the foundation for something
"they were on a friendly footing"
"he worked on an interim basis"
Type of:
foundation
Kinds of:
common ground
noun Sense 24
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"
Type of:
object physical object
Kinds of:
America the Americas archipelago beachfront cape
Has parts:
Earth world globe
Derived:
run aground earth down shoot down land
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
24
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
139
Times Searched
3
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teach learn instruct hit throw put set place restrain confine hold reach