ground

• fix firmly and stably
• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
• use as a basis for
• a relation that provides the foundation for something
• the solid part of the earth´s surface
• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
• a rational motive for a belief or action
• a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
• a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
• (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
• confine or restrict to the ground
• place or put on the ground
• instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
• bring to the ground
• 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
• hit onto the ground
• cover with a primer
• connect to a ground
• The surface of the earth
• A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth
• Any definite portion of the earth´s surface
• Land
• The basis on which anything rests
• That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another
• In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief
• In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied
• A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle
• One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached
• A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody
• The tune on which descants are raised
• A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit
• Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids
• The pit of a theater
• To lay, set, or run, on the ground
• To found
• To instruct in elements or first principles
• To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit
• To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5)
• To run aground

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