ground /græʊnd/
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"
synset: 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"
3. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
4. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
synset: 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"
synset: 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"
synset: 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"
8. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
synset: ground
9. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
10. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
synset: ground
11. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
synset: flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat
1. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
2. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
synset: ground
synset: ground
4. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
synset: ground
5. bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
synset: ground, strand, run_aground
synset: ground, run_aground
7. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
synset: ground
8. hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
synset: ground
synset: ground
10. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
synset: prime, ground, undercoat
11. connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
synset: ground
12. use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
synset: establish, base, ground, found
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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