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ground

/ɡɹaʊnd/
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Land or the surface beneath our feet, whether soil, earth, pavement, or floor. It's what you stand on and where plants grow from. Ground can mean the area covering everything outside buildings, like park ground. Or it could be just dirt touching your skin, such as after digging in garden ground.

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"ground" as noun

1 - The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

2 - Terrain.

3 - Soil, earth.

"ground" as verb

1 - To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

2 - To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

3 - To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

"ground" as verb

1 - To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

2 - To shape with the force of friction.

3 - To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

"ground" as adjective

1 - Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

2 - Processed by grinding.

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Synonyms
1 - land
2 - base
3 - basis
4 - earth
5 - floor
6 - soil
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Antonyms
1 - sky
2 - heaven
3 - altitude
4 - elevation
5 - cloud
6 - space
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Examples in Context

1 - The gathering leaves in autumn painted the ground in vibrant colors.

1 - Las hojas que caían en otoño pintaban el suelo de colores vibrantes.

2 - She noticed the bending shadows stretched across the ground at sunset.

2 - Notó las sombras alargadas que se extendían por el suelo al atardecer.

3 - Discussing contract law put the senior partner firmly on familiar ground .

3 - Hablar de derecho contractual dejó al socio principal firmemente en su terreno .

4 - Debating football tactics put the sports journalist on familiar ground again.

4 - Debatir tácticas de fútbol puso otra vez al periodista deportivo en su terreno .

5 - To avoid accidents, please ground the new lighting fixtures immediately.

5 - Para evitar accidentes, conecta a tierra las nuevas lámparas de inmediato.

6 - He explained that the buzzing sound indicated a possible ground loop problem.

6 - Explicó que el zumbido indicaba un posible problema de bucle de tierra .

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