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ALL meanings of grounds

ground
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  • idioms grounds hold / stand one's ground, to maintain one's position; be steadfast: The referee stood his ground, though his decision was hotly contested by the crowd. 1
  • idioms grounds into the ground, beyond a reasonable or necessary point: You've stated your case, and you needn't run it into the ground. 1
  • noun grounds (law) Basis or justification for something, as in "grounds for divorce.". 0
  • noun grounds The collective land areas that compose a larger area, as in the castle grounds. 0
  • noun grounds (plural only) The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds). 0
  • noun plural grounds the land around a dwelling house or other building 0
  • noun plural grounds sediment or dregs, esp from coffee 0
  • noun plural grounds reason; justification 0
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