ground
US /ɡraʊnd/
・UK /graʊnd/
A1
Transitive Verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
- To base something on a particular foundation or principle.
- To instruct someone thoroughly in a subject.
Intransitive Verb
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- An area of land around a building.
- A reason or justification.
- Coffee beans that have been ground.