ground

ground: ▪ I. ground ground ¹ [graʊnd] noun [countable usually plural]

1. a reason, often a legal or official one, for doing or believing something:

ground for

• There are grounds for optimism that the slump in the housing market may end.

• Are there grounds for dismissing him?

• The factory was closed on health and safety grounds.

2. FINANCE gain ground to get an advantage or to rise in price:

• The dollar gained ground against sterling.

3. FINANCE lose ground to lose an advantage or to fall in price:

• Prices were lower across the board, with nearly all blue-chip stocks losing ground.

4. get off the ground if a plan, business idea etc gets off the ground, it gets started or it starts to be successful:

• This fund is intended to help new projects get off the ground.

5. break new ground to do something completely new that no one has ever done before or discover something new about a subject:

• Our scientists are breaking new ground in AIDS research.

[m0] ▪ II. ground ground ² verb

be grounded in something to be based on a particular idea, principle etc:

• His fiscal strategy is firmly grounded in Keynesian economics.

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ground UK US /graʊnd/ noun

► [C, usually plural] a reason for something: on (the) grounds of sth »The doctor refused to surrender patient records on grounds of confidentiality.
on the grounds that »Researchers shut down the trial on the grounds that the vaccine was proving ineffective
grounds for sth »Only 13 of the contracts examined listed incompetence as legitimate grounds for dismissal.
on health/environmental/legal grounds »The college was shut on health and safety grounds.

→ See also BATTLEGROUND(Cf. ↑battleground), DUMPING GROUND(Cf. ↑dumping ground)

● drive/run/work sb into the ground — Cf. work sb into the ground

● drive/run/work sth into the ground — Cf. work sth into the ground

● gain/make ground — Cf. gain ground

● get off the ground — Cf. get off the ground

● get sth off the ground — Cf. get sth off the ground

● give/lose ground — Cf. lose ground

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ground UK US /graʊnd/ verb [T] TRANSPORT

► to prevent a ship or aircraft from sailing or flying: »The bad weather meant that helicopters were grounded.

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Synonyms:

Soil, earth, clod, turf, sod, loam, mould, surface of land, Place on the ground / Region, territory, country, land, domain, Found, establish, base, fix, set / Estate, acres, field, real property, landed estate, Train in rudiments, make thorough in the elements, Run aground, get aground / Foundation, support, base, basis, ground-work / Motive, consideration, reason, cause, inducement, account

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ground — (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of the earth; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… … English World dictionary
ground — [1] ► NOUN 1) the solid surface of the earth. 2) land of a specified kind: marshy ground. 3) an area of land or sea with a specified use: fishing grounds. 4) (grounds) an area of enclosed land surrounding a large house. 5) (grounds … English terms dictionary
ground — 1 n 1: the foundation or basis on which knowledge, belief, or conviction rests: a premise, reason, or collection of data upon which something (as a legal action or argument) relies for validity sued the city on the ground that the city...had… … Law dictionary
Ground — may refer to: * The surface of the Earth * Soil, a mixture of sand and organic material present on the surface of the Earth * Ground (electricity), in electrical engineering, something that is connected to the Earth or at the voltage defined as… … Wikipedia
ground — (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {grounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {grounding}.] 1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground. [1913 Webster] 2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground — ground, imp. & p. p. of {Grind}. [1913 Webster] {ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. Knight.{Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground — s.n. (Sport; rar) Teren de joc. [pron. graund. / < engl. ground]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 20.04.2005. Sursa: DN GROUND /gráund/ s. n. 1. Teren de sport, gazonat. 2. (muz.) Basso ostinato. Din engl. Ground Trimis de bla … Dicționar Român
ground in — [phrasal verb] ground (someone) in (something) : to give (someone) basic knowledge about (something) The study helped to ground them in the methods of research. often used as (be) grounded in … Useful english dictionary
ground — ground, grounds Both the singular and the plural are used in the expressions on the ground (or grounds) that, and grounds is more common in the expression grounds for (complaint etc.): • Occupations that various insurance companies consider to be … Modern English usage
ground — [n] earth, land arena, dirt, dust, field, landscape, loam, old sod, park, real estate, sand, sod, soil, terra firma, terrain, turf; concept 509 Ant. heavens, sky ground [v1] base, set; educate acquaint, bottom, coach, discipline, establish,… … New thesaurus

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