ground
Definition of
ground
:
the
solid
part
of the
earth
'
s
surface
;
"the
plane
turned
away
from the
sea
and
moved
back
over
land
"
;
"the
earth
shook
for
several
minutes
"
;
"
he
dropped the logs
on
the
ground
"
a
rational
motive
for
a
belief
or
action
;
"the
reason
that
war
was
declared
"
;
"the
grounds
for their
declaration
"
the
loose
soft
material
that makes
up
a
large
part
of the
land
surface
;
"they
dug
into the
earth
outside
the
church
"
a
relation
that provides the
foundation
for something;
"they were
on
a
friendly
footing
"
;
"
he
worked
on
an
interim
basis
"
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
"
the
part
of
a
scene
(
or
picture
) that lies
behind
objects
in
the
foreground
;
"
he
posed
her against
a
background
of
rolling
hills"
material
in
the
top
layer
of the
surface
of the
earth
in
which plants
can
grow
(
especially
with
reference
to its
quality
or
use
);
"the
land
had
never
been
plowed
"
;
"
good
agricultural
soil
"
a
relatively
homogeneous
percept
extending
back
of the
figure
on
which
attention
is
focused
a
connection
between
an
electrical
device
and
a
large
conducting
body
,
such
as
the
earth
(which is
taken
to
be
at
zero
voltage
)
(
art
) the
surface
(
as
a
wall
or
canvas
)
prepared
to
take
the
paint
for
a
painting
the
first
or
preliminary
coat
of
paint
or
size
applied
to
a
surface
fix
firmly
and
stably
;
"
anchor
the
lamppost
in
concrete
"
confine
or
restrict
to the
ground
;
"
After
the
accident
, they grounded the
plane
and the
pilot
"
place
or
put
on
the
ground
instruct
someone
in
the
fundamentals
of
a
subject
bring
to the
ground
;
"the
storm
grounded the
ship
"
hit
or
reach
the
ground
throw
to the
ground
in
order
to
stop
play
and
avoid
being
tackled
behind
the
line
of
scrimmage
hit
a
groundball
;
"
he
grounded to the
second
baseman"
hit
onto the
ground
cover
with
a
primer
;
apply
a
primer
to
connect
to
a
ground
;
"
ground
the
electrical
connections for
safety
reasons"
use
as
a
basis
for;
found
on
;
"
base
a
claim
on
some
observation
"
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,
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,
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,
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,
Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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