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Meaning of ground

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ground
      n 1: 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" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid
           ground}, {terra firma}]
      2: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that
         war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn:
         {reason}, {ground}]
      3: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the
         land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
         [syn: {earth}, {ground}]
      4: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they
         were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
         [syn: {footing}, {basis}, {ground}]
      5: 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"
      6: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in
         the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling
         hills" [syn: {background}, {ground}]
      7: 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" [syn: {land}, {ground}, {soil}]
      8: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure
         on which attention is focused [ant: {figure}]
      9: a connection between an electrical device and a large
         conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at
         zero voltage) [syn: {ground}, {earth}]
      10: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the
          paint for a painting
      11: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
          surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming},
          {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]
      v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
           [syn: {anchor}, {ground}]
      2: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they
         grounded the plane and the pilot"
      3: place or put on the ground
      4: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
      5: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn:
         {ground}, {strand}, {run aground}]
      6: hit or reach the ground [syn: {ground}, {run aground}]
      7: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being
         tackled behind the line of scrimmage
      8: hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
      9: hit onto the ground
      10: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {prime},
          {ground}, {undercoat}]
      11: connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for
          safety reasons"
      12: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some
          observation" [syn: {establish}, {base}, {ground}, {found}]

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