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1 a: the bottom of a body of water bplural
(1): sediment 1
(2): ground coffee beans after brewing2 a: a basis for belief, action, or argument <ground for complaint> —often used in plural <sufficient grounds for divorce> b
(1): a fundamental logical condition
(2): a basic metaphysical cause3 a: a surrounding area : background b: material that serves as a substratum4 a: the surface of the earth b: an area used for a particular purpose <the parade ground> <fishing grounds> cplural : the area around and belonging to a house or other building d: an area to be won or defended in or as if in battle e: an area of knowledge or special interest <covered a lot of ground in his lecture>5 a: soil
, earth b: a special soil6 a: an object that makes an electrical connection with the earth b: a large conducting body (as the earth) used as a common return for an electric circuit and as an arbitrary zero of potential c: electric connection with a ground7: a football offense utilizing primarily running plays
— from the ground up
— into the ground
: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion <labored an issue into the ground
— Newsweek>
— off the ground
: in or as if in flight : off to a good start <the program never got off the ground>
— on the ground
: at the scene of action
— to ground
1: into a burrow <the fox went to ground>2: into hiding <might need to make a run for it and go to ground someplace
— Edward Hoagland>
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