1. ground - 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"
Synonym(s): land, dry_land, earth, solid_ground, terra_firma
Hypernym(s): object, physical_object
2. ground - noun
· a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
Synonym(s): reason
Hypernym(s): rational_motive
3. ground - noun
· the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
Synonym(s): earth
4. ground - noun
· a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
Hypernym(s): foundation
5. ground - 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"
Hypernym(s): military_position, position
6. ground - noun
· the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
Synonym(s): background
Hypernym(s): view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
7. ground - 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"
Hypernym(s): object, physical_object
8. ground - noun
· a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
Hypernym(s): percept, perception, perceptual_experience
Antonym(s): figure
9. ground - noun
· a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Synonym(s): earth
Hypernym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
10. ground - noun
· (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Hypernym(s): surface
11. ground - noun
· the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Synonym(s): flat_coat, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat
Hypernym(s): coat_of_paint
12. ground - verb
· fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Synonym(s): anchor
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
13. ground - verb
· confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
Hypernym(s): restrain, confine, hold, constrain
14. ground - verb
· place or put on the ground
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
15. ground - verb
· instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Hypernym(s): teach, learn, instruct
16. ground - verb
· bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
Synonym(s): strand, run_aground
Hypernym(s): land
17. ground - verb
· hit or reach the ground
Synonym(s): run_aground
Hypernym(s): reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain
18. ground - verb
· throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
Hypernym(s): throw
19. ground - verb
· hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
Hypernym(s): hit
20. ground - verb
· hit onto the ground
Hypernym(s): hit
21. ground - verb
· cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Hypernym(s): paint
22. ground - verb
· connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
Hypernym(s): connect, link, tie, link_up
23. ground - verb
· use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Synonym(s): establish, base, found
24. grind - verb
· press or grind with a crushing noise
Synonym(s): crunch, cranch, craunch
Hypernym(s): press
25. grind - verb
· make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
Synonym(s): grate
Hypernym(s): break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
26. grind - verb
· work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Synonym(s): labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, drudge, dig, moil
27. grind - 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
Hypernym(s): dance, trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe
28. grind - verb
· reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Synonym(s): mash, crunch, bray, comminute
Hypernym(s): break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
29. grind - verb
· created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
30. grind - verb
· shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
Hypernym(s): shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
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