ALL meanings of grounds
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G g - idioms grounds lose ground, to retreat or be forced back. to lose one's advantage; suffer a reverse. to wane in popularity or acceptance; begin to fail: Our candidate is losing ground in industrial areas. 1
- idioms grounds off the ground, Informal. into action or well under way: The play never got off the ground. 1
- idioms grounds on one's own ground, in an area or situation that one knows well. 1
- idioms grounds on the ground, at the place of interest or importance; actively engaged: Minutes after the bank robbery reporters were on the ground to get the story. 1
- idioms grounds shift ground, to change position in an argument or situation. 1
- idioms grounds suit down to the ground, to be perfectly satisfactory; please greatly: This climate suits me down to the ground. 1
- idioms grounds take the ground, Nautical. to become grounded at low water. 1
- idioms grounds to ground, into a den, burrow, shelter, or the like: a fox gone to ground. into concealment or hiding: Rather than take the witness stand, she went to ground in another country. 1
- verb grounds a simple past tense and past participle of grind. 1
- noun grounds the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground. 1
- noun grounds earth or soil: stony ground. 1
- noun grounds land having an indicated character: rising ground. 1
- noun grounds Often, grounds. a tract of land appropriated to a special use: picnic grounds; a hunting ground. 1
- noun grounds Often, grounds. the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests; reason or cause: grounds for dismissal. 1
- noun grounds subject for discussion; topic: Sex education is forbidden ground in some school curricula. 1
- noun grounds rational or factual support for one's position or attitude, as in a debate or argument: on firm ground; on shaky ground. 1
- noun grounds the main surface or background in painting, decorative work, lace, etc. 1
- noun grounds Fine Arts. a coating of some substance serving as a surface for paint, ink, or other media in art: Lead white is a traditional ground for oil paintings. ground color (def 2). 1
- noun grounds (in perception) the background in a visual field, contrasted with the figure. 1
- noun grounds Also called etching ground. an acid-resistant substance, composed of wax, gum, and resin in varying proportions, applied to the entire surface of an etching plate and through which the design is drawn with an etching needle. 1
- noun grounds grounds, dregs or sediment: coffee grounds. 1
- noun grounds grounds, the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building. 1
- noun grounds Electricity. a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body. 1
- noun grounds Music. ground bass. 1
- noun grounds Nautical. the bottom of a body of water. 1
- noun grounds the earth's solid or liquid surface; land or water. 1
- noun grounds Carpentry. a strip of wood to which woodwork can be attached, set flush with the plaster finish of a room. a strip of wood or length of corner bead used at an opening as a stop for plasterwork. 1
- adjective grounds reduced to fine particles or dust by grinding. 1
- adjective grounds (of meat, vegetables, etc.) reduced to very small pieces by putting through a food processor or grinder: ground beef. 1
- adjective grounds having the surface abraded or roughened by or as if by grinding, as in order to reduce its transparency: ground glass. 1
- noun grounds (legal) Basis or justification for something, as in 1
- verb with object grounds to lay or set on the ground. 1
- verb with object grounds to place on a foundation; fix firmly; settle or establish; found. 1
- verb with object grounds to instruct in elements or first principles: to ground students in science. 1
- verb with object grounds to furnish with a ground or background, as on decorative work. 1
- verb with object grounds to cover (wallpaper) with colors or other materials before printing. 1
- verb with object grounds Electricity. to establish a ground for (a circuit, device, etc.). 1
- verb with object grounds Nautical. to cause (a vessel) to run aground. 1
- verb with object grounds Aeronautics. to restrict (an aircraft or the like) to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc. 1
- verb with object grounds to forbid (a pilot) to fly because of bad health, failure to comply with safety regulations, or the like. 1
- verb with object grounds Informal. to put out of action or make unable to participate: The quarterback was grounded by a knee injury. 1
- verb with object grounds Informal. to restrict the activities, especially the social activities, of: I can't go to the party—my parents have grounded me until my grades improve. 1
- verb without object grounds to come to or strike the ground. 1
- verb without object grounds Baseball. to hit a ground ball. to ground out. 1
- idioms grounds break ground, to plow. to begin excavation for a construction project. to begin upon or take preparatory measures for any undertaking. 1
- idioms grounds cover ground, to pass or travel over a certain area. to make a certain amount of progress in dealing with a piece of work, subject, treatise, or the like: He talked for two hours without covering much ground. 1
- idioms grounds cut the ground from under, to render (an argument, position, person, etc.) ineffective or invalid; refute: It didn't require much effort to cut the ground from under that case. 1
- idioms grounds from the ground up, gradually from the most elementary level to the highest level: She learned the business from the ground up. extensively; thoroughly: The professor knew his subject from the ground up. 1
- idioms grounds gain ground, to make progress; advance. to gain approval or acceptance: The case for air-pollution control is gaining ground throughout the country. 1
- idioms grounds give ground, to yield to force or forceful argument; retreat: The disarmament talks reached an impasse when neither side would give ground on inspection proposals. 1