ground

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a wall or canvas prepared to be painted on

   I was ready to begin painting the ground I had setup earlier.

2. 2
   noun

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

   The artist posed the model against a background of rolling hills.

3. 3
   noun

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

   they gained ground step by step

4. 4
   verb

   connect to a ground

   ground the electrical connections for safety reasons

5. 5
   verb

   hit a groundball

   The batter grounded to second base.

6. 6
   verb

   confine or restrict to the ground

   After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot

7. 7
   verb

   bring to the ground

   the storm grounded the ship

8. 8
   noun

   The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

   Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground From Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz. Cognate with West Frisian grûn, Dutch grond and German Grund.