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"
Used in a Sentence
ground
How to use ground in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ground.
Editorial note
That bill to de-fund the NSA had some legs but didn't get off the ground.
Examples11
Definitions23
Parts of speech2
Quick take
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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ground gathered in one view.
a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ground.
noun
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"
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
See also: reason
noun
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
See also: earth
noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
noun
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"
noun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
See also: background
noun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
noun
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
noun
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
See also: earth
noun
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
noun
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
See also: anchor
verb
confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
verb
place or put on the ground
verb
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
verb
bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
See also: strand
verb
hit or reach the ground
verb
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
verb
hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
verb
hit onto the ground
verb
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
verb
connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
verb
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Example sentences
That bill to de-fund the NSA had some legs but didn't get off the ground.
Not only are they trying to put together a parallel, secure browser engine from the ground up, but they even created Rust to do so.
And, as noted, even the parties themselves had not raised the issue on the key appeal as a ground for potential reversal.
He sees them as simply a means to an end and that end is selling licenses;3. Microsoft is at the mercy of hardware OEMs that are shortsighted enough to run themselves into the ground taking Microsoft with them;4.
'Freedom' in this case being a nebulous concept that translates on-the-ground into something like 'able to load up porn apps on your phone if you want to'.
"The view is so pixelated it makes decisions tough" Can you imagine military people who fight/fought on the ground in real combat and order in strikes reading that?
The mismatched gradients on the new icons are beautiful to them, the wire frame and confusing UI elements are revolutionary, and fragmentation is simply just creating fertile ground for change.
But the ground-up rewrite is never going to happen, and the incremental fixes are not only doable, but doable by the kinds of generalist developers who are champing at the bit to stick it to the NSA.
What is worse - rolling slowly with the new technology and being blasted as obstructionists, or going head first, and being blasted when the unexpected happens and breaks a bunch of things, or finding a middle ground and making everyone unhappy?
Risk management slowly started relenting when they started seeing the profits of its major competitors--and they toyed with the idea of providing subprime loans--but it never really got off the ground before the Financial Crisis.
The Federal Circuit's holding by a 3-judge panel had been remarkable and had shocked patent lawyers generally in that the parties before the court had not even raised the issue on appeal as a ground for invalidating the jury's verdict below.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ground in a sentence?
That bill to de-fund the NSA had some legs but didn't get off the ground.
What does ground mean?
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"
What part of speech is ground?
ground is commonly used as noun, verb.