GROUND
Definition of GROUND
- (verb)fix firmly and stably
- (verb)confine or restrict to the ground
- (verb)place or put on the ground
- (verb)instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- (verb)bring to the ground
- (verb)hit or reach the ground
- (verb)throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (verb)(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- (verb)cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- (verb)connect to a ground
- (verb)use as a basis for; found on
- (verb)press or grind with a crushing noise
- (verb)make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- (verb)work hard
- (verb)dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- (verb)reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- (verb)created by grinding
- (verb)shape or form by grinding
- (noun)the solid part of the earth's surface
- (noun)a rational motive for a belief or action
- (noun)the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- (noun)a relation that provides the foundation for something
- (noun)a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- (noun)the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- (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)
- (noun)a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (noun)a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (noun)(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- (noun)the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface