English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "ground"

ground

Từ điển Collocation

ground noun

¹ solid surface of the earth

ADJ. firm, hard | muddy, soft, wet | dry, dusty | fertile (often figurative) The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism.

VERB + GROUND fall to, hit The helicopter burst into flames when it hit the ground. | reach She's so short, her feet don't reach the ground when she sits down. | get off, leave The plane was so overloaded it couldn't leave the ground. (figurative) His plan is too costly to ever get off the ground.

GROUND + NOUN level A waterproof membrane is built into the wall just above ground level.

PREP. above/below ~ The roots may spread as far below ground as does the foliage above ground. | in the ~ a hole in the ground | on the ~ He sat down on the ground. | under the ~ The tunnel goes deep under the ground.

² area of land

ADJ. high, low The village stands on high ground and is not prone to flooding. | open | difficult, rocky, rough, stony, uneven | marshy

QUANT. patch, piece We found a patch of open ground in the middle of the woods.

³ piece of land used for a particular purpose

ADJ. burial | dumping | cricket, football, practice, rugby, sports, training | parade | breeding, feeding, hunting

PREP. at a/the ~ I'll meet you at the football ground. | in a/the ~ all the graves in the burial ground

⁴ grounds: land surrounding a large building

ADJ. extensive | castle, hospital, palace, school, etc.

VERB + GROUND be set in, have The palace is set in extensive grounds.

PREP. in the ~ (of) Many estate workers lived in cottages in the grounds of the castle.

⁵ area of interest/study/discussion

ADJ. familiar, firm, home I was on more familiar ground now that we were talking about our own system. | dangerous, shaky Legally, we're on very shaky ground (= our actions may not be legal). | safe | common Both parties in the debate shared some common ground.

VERB + GROUND cover, go over Several researchers have published articles covering this ground. We just seem to be going over the same ground that we covered last year.

PREP. on … ~ He knew he was on dangerous ground talking about money.

PHRASES break new ground Her architectural designs have broken new ground.

⁶ grounds: reason for sth

ADJ. good, reasonable, sufficient, valid

VERB + GROUND have The constable had reasonable grounds for arresting her. | give (sb) His evasiveness gave grounds for the suspicion that he knew more than he was saying.

PREP. on … ~s Permission to open a mine was denied on environmental grounds. | on the ~s of He resigned from his post on the grounds of ill-health. | ~ for Drunkenness at work was sufficient grounds for instant dismissal.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• the solid part of the earth's surface; land, dry land, earth, solid ground, terra firma

  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

• a rational motive for a belief or action; reason

  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; earth

  they dug into the earth outside the church

• a relation that provides the foundation for something; footing, basis

  they were on a friendly footing

  he worked on an interim basis

• 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

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; background

  he posed her against a background of rolling hills

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); land, soil

  the land had never been plowed

  good agricultural soil

• a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage); earth
• (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface; flat coat, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat

v.

• fix firmly and stably; anchor

  anchor the lamppost in concrete

• confine or restrict to the ground

  After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot

• place or put on the ground
• instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
• bring to the ground; run aground

  the storm grounded the ship

• hit or reach the ground; run aground
• throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
• hit a groundball

  he grounded to the second baseman

• hit onto the ground
• cover with a primer; apply a primer to; prime, undercoat
• connect to a ground

  ground the electrical connections for safety reasons

• use as a basis for; found on; establish, base, found

  base a claim on some observation

n.

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively; swot, nerd, wonk, dweeb
• hard monotonous routine work; drudgery, plodding, donkeywork
• the act of grinding to a powder or dust; mill, pulverization, pulverisation

v.

• press or grind with a crunching noise; crunch, cranch, craunch
• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; grate

  grate one's teeth in anger

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; mash, crunch, bray, comminute

  grind the spices in a mortar

  mash the garlic

• work hard; labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, drudge, dig, moil

  She was digging away at her math homework

  Lexicographers drudge all day long

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
• created by grinding

  grind designs into the glass bowl

• shape or form by grinding

  grind lenses for glasses and cameras

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. A conducting path from an electric circuit to earth or to a conducting body serving in place of earth, usually used as a safety device. See also grounding.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

grounds|grounded|grounding
syn.: base dirt establish fix floor land root set sod soil surfacegrinds|ground|grinding
syn.: crumble crush drudge edge file grate mash plod pulverize rub sharpen smooth squash study whet work