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ground - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
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connecter,
connection,
connective,
connector,
connexion shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
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electricity keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
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ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
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surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
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art,
artistic creation,
artistic production the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused |
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figure a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
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percept,
perception,
perceptual experience the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
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ground - 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" |
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military position,
position a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
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ground - hit onto the ground |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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baseball,
baseball game a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
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connect,
link,
link up,
tie join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
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earth connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"
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ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" |
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ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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baseball,
baseball game a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage |
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throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
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football,
football game any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
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ground - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" |
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strand |
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land reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
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ground - place or put on the ground |
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lay,
place,
pose,
position,
put,
set put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" |
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confine,
hold,
restrain prevent from leaving or from being removed
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ground - hit or reach the ground |
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arrive at,
attain,
gain,
hit,
make,
reach increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
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ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject |
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instruct,
learn,
teach give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
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