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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ground 
 
  2  of  12  senses  of  ground 
 
  Sense  11 
  ground 
  =>  earth 
 
  Sense  12 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  =>  build 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grind 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  gnash 
  =>  chew,  masticate,  manducate,  jaw 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  pulp 
  =>  pestle 
  =>  mill 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ground 
 
  2  of  12  senses  of  ground 
 
  Sense  11 
  ground 
  =>  earth 
 
  Sense  12 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  =>  build 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grind 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  gnash 
  =>  chew,  masticate,  manducate,  jaw 
  =>  chomp,  champ 
  =>  champ 
  =>  mumble,  gum 
  =>  chaw 
  =>  crunch,  munch 
  =>  gnaw 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  pulp 
  =>  pestle 
  =>  mill 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ground 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  grind 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ground 
 
  12  senses  of  ground 
 
  Sense  1 
  anchor,  ground 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
 
  Sense  2 
  ground 
  =>  restrain,  confine,  hold 
 
  Sense  3 
  ground 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
 
  Sense  4 
  ground 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
 
  Sense  5 
  ground,  run  aground 
  =>  land 
 
  Sense  6 
  ground,  run  aground 
  =>  reach,  attain,  make  hit,  arrive  at  gain 
 
  Sense  7 
  ground 
  =>  throw 
 
  Sense  8 
  ground 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  9 
  ground 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  10 
  prime,  ground,  undercoat 
  =>  paint 
 
  Sense  11 
  ground 
  =>  connect,  link,  tie,  link  up 
 
  Sense  12 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  grind 
 
  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  1 
  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind 
  =>  press 
  Also  See->  grind  down#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
 
  Sense  4 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
 
  Sense  5 
  grind 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ground 
 
  ground  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  12) 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  grind 
 
  grind  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ground 
 
  Sense  7 
  ground 
  =>  throw 
 
  Sense  8 
  ground 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  9 
  ground 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  anchor,  ground 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ground 
  =>  restrain,  confine,  hold 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  ground 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  ground 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  ground,  run  aground 
  =>  land 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  ground,  run  aground 
  =>  reach,  attain,  make  hit,  arrive  at  gain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  prime,  ground,  undercoat 
  =>  paint 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  ground 
  =>  connect,  link,  tie,  link  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  -------------- 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  grind 
 
  Sense  1 
  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind 
  =>  press 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  grind 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ground 
  air-to-ground  missile 
  anchorage  ground 
  arctic  ground  squirrel 
  background 
  barren  ground  caribou 
  battleground 
  bedground 
  breeding  ground 
  burial  ground 
  burying  ground 
  campground 
  camping  ground 
  common  ground 
  dark  ground  illumination 
  downy  ground  cherry 
  eastern  ground  snake 
  fairground 
  foreground 
  gill-over-the-ground 
  ground 
  ground-controlled  approach 
  ground-effect  machine 
  ground-emplaced  mine 
  ground-service  crew 
  ground-shaker 
  ground  almond 
  ground  attack 
  ground  bait 
  ground  ball 
  ground  bass 
  ground  beef 
  ground  beetle 
  ground  cable 
  ground  cedar 
  ground  cherry 
  ground  cloth 
  ground  control 
  ground  cover 
  ground  crew 
  ground  effect 
  ground  fir 
  ground  fire 
  ground  floor 
  ground  glass 
  ground  ivy 
  ground  level 
  ground  loop 
  ground  noise 
  ground  pine 
  ground  pink 
  ground  plan 
  ground  rattler 
  ground  rent 
  ground  roller 
  ground  rose 
  ground  rule 
  ground  sloth 
  ground  snake 
  ground  squirrel 
  ground  stroke 
  ground  substance 
  ground  swell 
  ground  tackle 
  ground  water 
  ground  wave 
  groundberry 
  groundbreaking 
  groundbreaking  ceremony 
  groundcover 
  grounder 
  groundfish 
  groundhog 
  groundhog  day 
  grounding 
  groundling 
  groundmass 
  groundnut 
  groundnut  oil 
  groundnut  vine 
  grounds 
  groundsel 
  groundsel  bush 
  groundsel  tree 
  groundsheet 
  groundskeeper 
  groundsman 
  groundspeed 
  groundwater  level 
  groundwork 
  high  ground 
  hole  in  the  ground 
  hunting  ground 
  mantled  ground  squirrel 
  parade  ground 
  picnic  ground 
  piece  of  ground 
  playground 
  pleasure  ground 
  plot  of  ground 
  proving  ground 
  purple  ground  cherry 
  richardson  ground  squirrel 
  screen  background 
  solid  ground 
  stamping  ground 
  teeing  ground 
  underground 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ground 
 
  The  noun  ground  has  11  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (87)  land,  dry  land,  earth,  ground,  solid  ground,  terra  firma  --  (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") 
  2.  (11)  reason,  ground  --  (a  rational  motive  for  a  belief  or  action  "the  reason  that  war  was  declared";  "the  grounds  for  their  declaration") 
  3.  (7)  earth,  ground  --  (the  loose  soft  material  that  makes  up  a  large  part  of  the  land  surface;  "they  dug  into  the  earth  outside  the  church") 
  4.  (1)  footing,  basis,  ground  --  (a  relation  that  provides  the  foundation  for  something  "they  were  on  a  friendly  footing"  or  "he  worked  on  an  interim  basis") 
  5.  (1)  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") 
  6.  (1)  background,  ground  --  (the  part  of  a  scene  (or  picture)  that  lies  behind  objects  in  the  foreground;  "he  posed  her  against  a  background  of  rolling  hills") 
  7.  land,  ground,  soil  --  (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") 
  8.  ground  --  (a  relatively  homogeneous  percept  extending  back  of  the  figure  on  which  attention  is  focused) 
  9.  ground,  earth  --  (a  connection  between  an  electrical  device  and  the  earth  (which  is  a  zero  voltage)) 
  10.  ground  --  ((art)  the  surface  (as  a  wall  or  canvas)  prepared  to  take  the  paint  for  a  painting) 
  11.  flat  coat,  ground,  primer,  priming,  primer  coat,  priming  coat,  undercoat  --  (the  first  or  preliminary  coat  of  paint  or  size  applied  to  a  surface) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ground 
 
  The  verb  ground  has  12  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  anchor,  ground  --  (fix  firmly  and  stably;  "anchor  the  lamppost  in  concrete") 
  2.  (1)  ground  --  (confine  or  restrict  to  the  ground;  "After  the  accident,  they  grounded  the  plane  and  the  pilot") 
  3.  (1)  ground  --  (place  or  out  on  the  ground) 
  4.  (1)  ground  --  (instruct  someone  in  the  fundamentals  of  a  subject) 
  5.  ground,  run  aground  --  (bring  to  the  ground,  as  of  vessels) 
  6.  ground,  run  aground  --  (hit  or  reach  the  ground) 
  7.  ground  --  (throw  (a  football)  to  the  ground  in  order  to  stop  play  and  avoid  being  tackled  behind  the  line  of  scrimmage") 
  8.  ground  --  (hit  a  groundball  in  baseball;  "he  grounded  to  the  second  baseman") 
  9.  ground  --  (hit  (a  baseball)  onto  the  ground) 
  10.  prime,  ground,  undercoat  --  (cover  with  a  primer;  apply  a  primer  to) 
  11.  ground  --  (connect  to  a  ground,  of  electrical  connections  for  safety  reasons) 
  12.  establish,  base,  ground,  found  --  (use  as  a  basis  for  found  on  "base  a  claim  on  some  observation") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grind 
 
  The  verb  grind  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind  --  (press  or  grind  with  a  crunching  noise) 
  2.  (3)  grate,  grind  --  (make  a  grating  or  grinding  sound  by  rubbing  together;  "grate  one's  teeth  in  anger") 
  3.  (2)  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute  --  (reduce  to  small  pieces  or  particles  by  pounding  or  abrading;  "grind  the  spices  in  a  mortar";  "mash  the  garlic") 
  4.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
  5.  (1)  grind  --  (dance  by  rotating  the  pelvis  in  an  erotically  suggestive  way) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ground 
 
  The  adj  ground  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crushed,  ground  --  (broken  or  pounded  into  small  fragments;  used  of  e.g.  ore  or  stone;  "paved  with  crushed  bluestone";  "ground  glass  is  used  as  an  abrasive") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ground 
 
  1  sense  of  ground 
 
  Sense  1 
  crushed,  ground 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  broken)  ->  unbroken 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ground 
 
  1  sense  of  ground 
 
  Sense  1 
  crushed,  ground 
  =>  broken  (vs.  unbroken) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ground 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ground 
 
  ground  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ground 
  aboveground 
  aground 
  air-to-ground 
  belowground 
  ground 
  ground-floor 
  ground-level 
  groundless 
  underground 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ground 
 
  The  noun  ground  has  11  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (87)  land,  dry  land,  earth,  ground,  solid  ground,  terra  firma  --  (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") 
  2.  (11)  reason,  ground  --  (a  rational  motive  for  a  belief  or  action  "the  reason  that  war  was  declared";  "the  grounds  for  their  declaration") 
  3.  (7)  earth,  ground  --  (the  loose  soft  material  that  makes  up  a  large  part  of  the  land  surface;  "they  dug  into  the  earth  outside  the  church") 
  4.  (1)  footing,  basis,  ground  --  (a  relation  that  provides  the  foundation  for  something  "they  were  on  a  friendly  footing"  or  "he  worked  on  an  interim  basis") 
  5.  (1)  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") 
  6.  (1)  background,  ground  --  (the  part  of  a  scene  (or  picture)  that  lies  behind  objects  in  the  foreground;  "he  posed  her  against  a  background  of  rolling  hills") 
  7.  land,  ground,  soil  --  (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") 
  8.  ground  --  (a  relatively  homogeneous  percept  extending  back  of  the  figure  on  which  attention  is  focused) 
  9.  ground,  earth  --  (a  connection  between  an  electrical  device  and  the  earth  (which  is  a  zero  voltage)) 
  10.  ground  --  ((art)  the  surface  (as  a  wall  or  canvas)  prepared  to  take  the  paint  for  a  painting) 
  11.  flat  coat,  ground,  primer,  priming,  primer  coat,  priming  coat,  undercoat  --  (the  first  or  preliminary  coat  of  paint  or  size  applied  to  a  surface) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ground 
 
  The  verb  ground  has  12  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  anchor,  ground  --  (fix  firmly  and  stably;  "anchor  the  lamppost  in  concrete") 
  2.  (1)  ground  --  (confine  or  restrict  to  the  ground;  "After  the  accident,  they  grounded  the  plane  and  the  pilot") 
  3.  (1)  ground  --  (place  or  out  on  the  ground) 
  4.  (1)  ground  --  (instruct  someone  in  the  fundamentals  of  a  subject) 
  5.  ground,  run  aground  --  (bring  to  the  ground,  as  of  vessels) 
  6.  ground,  run  aground  --  (hit  or  reach  the  ground) 
  7.  ground  --  (throw  (a  football)  to  the  ground  in  order  to  stop  play  and  avoid  being  tackled  behind  the  line  of  scrimmage") 
  8.  ground  --  (hit  a  groundball  in  baseball;  "he  grounded  to  the  second  baseman") 
  9.  ground  --  (hit  (a  baseball)  onto  the  ground) 
  10.  prime,  ground,  undercoat  --  (cover  with  a  primer;  apply  a  primer  to) 
  11.  ground  --  (connect  to  a  ground,  of  electrical  connections  for  safety  reasons) 
  12.  establish,  base,  ground,  found  --  (use  as  a  basis  for  found  on  "base  a  claim  on  some  observation") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grind 
 
  The  verb  grind  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind  --  (press  or  grind  with  a  crunching  noise) 
  2.  (3)  grate,  grind  --  (make  a  grating  or  grinding  sound  by  rubbing  together;  "grate  one's  teeth  in  anger") 
  3.  (2)  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute  --  (reduce  to  small  pieces  or  particles  by  pounding  or  abrading;  "grind  the  spices  in  a  mortar";  "mash  the  garlic") 
  4.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
  5.  (1)  grind  --  (dance  by  rotating  the  pelvis  in  an  erotically  suggestive  way) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ground 
 
  The  adj  ground  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crushed,  ground  --  (broken  or  pounded  into  small  fragments;  used  of  e.g.  ore  or  stone;  "paved  with  crushed  bluestone";  "ground  glass  is  used  as  an  abrasive") 



ground definition