Ground definition

Ground as a noun

1. the solid part of the earth's surface

   "he dropped the logs on the ground"

   Same sense: land, earth, dry land, solid ground, terra firma

2. a rational motive for a belief or action

   "the grounds for their declaration"

   Same sense: reason, occasion

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

   Same sense: earth

4. a relation that provides the foundation for something

   Same sense: basis, footing

5. a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

   "they gained ground step by step"

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

   Same sense: background

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)

   Same sense: land, soil

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

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

   Same sense: earth

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

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

    Same sense: flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat

Ground as a verb

12. fix firmly and stably

    Same sense: anchor

13. confine or restrict to the ground

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

14. place or put on the ground

15. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

16. bring to the ground

    "the storm grounded the ship"

    Same sense: strand, run aground

17. hit or reach the ground

    Same sense: run aground

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

19. (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.

    "he grounded to the second baseman"

20. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

    Same sense: prime, undercoat

21. connect to a ground

    "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

22. use as a basis for; found on

    Same sense: found, base, establish

Synonyms and antonyms

• land definition
• earth
• dry land
• solid ground
• terra firma
• reason definition
• occasion
• basis
• footing
• background
• soil
• flat coat
• primer
• primer coat
• priming
• priming coat
• undercoat
• anchor
• strand
• run aground
• prime
• found definition
• base
• establish

Opposite: figure.

How to say ground

Ground has 1 syllable and rhymes with around. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with ground

• around
• found
• sound
• round
• background
• bound
• pound
• underground
• wound
• renowned
• profound
• playground

GROUND in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

0

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