ground

US /ɡraʊnd/

UK /graʊnd/

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verb

  • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
  • 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 hit the bottom
  • (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
  • To prevent a plane from taking off
  • To place the ball over the goal line in rugby

noun

  • Connection of electrical equipment to earth
  • Place where people play particular sports
  • Solid surface of the earth that we stand on

Examples

The tunnel goes deep under the ground.

all the graves in the burial ground