ground

nouns

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"

dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma

a rational motive for a belief or action

"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

ground, reason

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

"they dug into the earth outside the church"

earth, ground

a relation that provides the foundation for something

"they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

basis, footing, ground

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

is a type of (narrower)

a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

military position, position

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

background, ground

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"

ground, land, soil

a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

ground

antonym

figure

is a type of (narrower)

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

percept, perception, perceptual experience

a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

earth, ground

(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

ground

domain category

the creation of beautiful or significant things

"art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

art, artistic creation, artistic production

is a type of (narrower)

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

"there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"

surface

the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat

verbs

fix firmly and stably

"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

anchor, ground

confine or restrict to the ground

"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

ground

is a type of (narrower)

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

confine, hold, restrain

place or put on the ground

ground

is a type of (narrower)

put into a certain place or abstract location

"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

lay, place, pose, position, put, set

instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

ground

is a type of (narrower)

impart skills or knowledge to

"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

instruct, learn, teach

bring to the ground

"the storm grounded the ship"

ground, run aground, strand

hit or reach the ground

ground, run aground

throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

ground

verb group

hit onto the ground

ground

domain category

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

football, football game

is a type of (narrower)

propel through the air

"throw a frisbee"

throw

hit a groundball

"he grounded to the second baseman"

ground

is derived from

grounder

verb group

hit onto the ground

ground

domain category

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

baseball, baseball game

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move by striking

"hit a ball"

hit

hit onto the ground

ground

verb group

hit a groundball

"he grounded to the second baseman"

ground

verb group

throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

ground

domain category

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

baseball, baseball game

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move by striking

"hit a ball"

hit

cover with a primer; apply a primer to

ground, prime, undercoat

connect to a ground

"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

ground

is derived from

grounding