noun : GROUND
Source: WordNet 3.1
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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" ;
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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" ;
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6. (
) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" ;
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8. (
) a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused ;
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10. (
) (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting ;
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11. (
) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface ;
verb : GROUND
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" ;
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3. (
) place or put on the ground ;
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4. (
) instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject ;
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5. (
) bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" ;
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6. (
) hit or reach the ground ;
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7. (
) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage ;
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8. (
) hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" ;
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9. (
) hit onto the ground ;
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11. (
) connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" ;
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12. (
) use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" ;
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