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Overview of noun grounds
The noun grounds has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) evidence, grounds -- (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling")
2. (5) yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard")
3. (2) grounds -- (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.))
4. (1) cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
5. dregs, grounds, settlings -- (sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid)
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"; "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 a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at 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 put on the ground)
4. (1) ground -- (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject)
5. ground, run aground -- (bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship")
6. ground, run aground -- (hit or reach the ground)
7. ground -- (throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage)
8. ground -- (hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman")
9. ground -- (hit onto the ground)
10. prime, ground, undercoat -- (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)
11. ground -- (connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons")
12. establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grounds
5 senses of grounds
Sense 1
evidence, grounds
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
yard, grounds, curtilage
=> field
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
grounds
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
dregs, grounds, settlings
=> sediment, deposit
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ground
11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
reason, ground
=> rational motive
=> motivation, motive, need
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
earth, ground
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
footing, basis, ground
=> foundation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
ground
=> military position, position
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> visual percept, visual image
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
=> representation, mental representation, internal representation
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
land, ground, soil
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
ground
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
=> representation, mental representation, internal representation
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
ground, earth
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 10
ground
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
=> coat of paint
=> paint
=> coating, coat
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> coating, coat
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun grounds
3 of 5 senses of grounds
Sense 1
evidence, grounds
=> probable cause
=> proof, cogent evidence
=> disproof, falsification, refutation
=> lead, track, trail
=> symptom
=> sign
Sense 2
yard, grounds, curtilage
=> backyard
=> dooryard
=> front yard
=> garden
=> playground
=> side yard
Sense 5
dregs, grounds, settlings
=> coffee grounds
Hyponyms of noun ground
6 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
HAS INSTANCE=> America
=> archipelago
=> beachfront
=> cape, ness
=> coastal plain
=> floor
=> foreland
=> forest, woodland, timberland, timber
=> island
=> isthmus
=> landmass
=> mainland
=> neck
=> oxbow
=> peninsula
=> plain, field, champaign
=> slash
=> wonderland
Sense 2
reason, ground
=> occasion
=> score, account
=> why, wherefore
Sense 3
earth, ground
=> moraine
=> diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr
=> saprolite
=> soil, dirt
Sense 4
footing, basis, ground
=> common ground
Sense 7
land, ground, soil
=> badlands
=> bottomland, bottom
=> coastland
=> cultivated land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tillage, tilth
=> overburden
=> permafrost
=> polder
=> rangeland
=> scablands
=> turf, sod, sward, greensward
=> wetland
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
=> couch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grounds
5 senses of grounds
Sense 1
evidence, grounds
=> information
Sense 2
yard, grounds, curtilage
=> field
Sense 3
grounds
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
Sense 4
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
Sense 5
dregs, grounds, settlings
=> sediment, deposit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ground
11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
=> object, physical object
Sense 2
reason, ground
=> rational motive
Sense 3
earth, ground
=> material, stuff
Sense 4
footing, basis, ground
=> foundation
Sense 5
ground
=> military position, position
Sense 6
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
Sense 7
land, ground, soil
=> object, physical object
Sense 8
ground
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
Sense 9
ground, earth
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
Sense 10
ground
=> surface
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
=> coat of paint
Antonyms of noun grounds
Antonyms of noun ground
1 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 8
ground
Antonym of figure (Sense 11)
=>figure
Member Holonyms of noun grounds
Member Holonyms of noun ground
Substance Holonyms of noun grounds
Substance Holonyms of noun ground
Part Holonyms of noun grounds
Part Holonyms of noun ground
1 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
PART OF: Earth, world, globe
Member Meronyms of noun grounds
Member Meronyms of noun ground
Substance Meronyms of noun grounds
Substance Meronyms of noun ground
Part Meronyms of noun grounds
Part Meronyms of noun ground
Meronyms of noun grounds
Meronyms of noun ground
Holonyms of noun grounds
Holonyms of noun ground
1 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
PART OF: Earth, world, globe
Attributes of noun grounds
Attributes of noun ground
Derived Forms of noun grounds
Derived Forms of noun ground
4 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#9
=> ground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#7
=> ground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#6
=> ground, run aground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#5
=> ground, run aground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#3
=> ground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#2
=> ground
Sense 2
reason, ground
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#12
=> establish, base, ground, found
Sense 9
ground, earth
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#11
=> ground
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
RELATED TO>(verb) ground#10
=> prime, ground, undercoat
Domain of noun grounds
1 of 5 senses of grounds
Sense 5
dregs, grounds, settlings
USAGE>(noun) plural#1, plural form#1
Domain of noun ground
2 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 9
ground, earth
TOPIC>(noun) electricity#1
Sense 10
ground
TOPIC>(noun) art#2, artistic creation#1, artistic production#1
Domain Terms of noun grounds
Domain Terms of noun ground
Familiarity of noun grounds
grounds used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Familiarity of noun ground
ground used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =11)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun grounds
5 senses of grounds
Sense 1
evidence, grounds
> information
=> datum, data point
=> acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy
=> fact
=> example, illustration, instance, representative
=> circumstance, condition, consideration
=> background, background knowledge
=> descriptor
=> evidence, grounds
=> predictor
=> tip-off
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
Sense 2
yard, grounds, curtilage
> field
=> yard, grounds, curtilage
=> campus
=> firebreak, fireguard
=> grainfield, grain field
=> lawn
=> paddy, paddy field, rice paddy
Sense 3
grounds
> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> baseball diamond, diamond, infield
=> center field, centerfield, center
=> left field, leftfield, left
=> outfield
=> right field, rightfield, right
=> short
=> yard, railway yard
=> desert
=> oasis
=> battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field
=> minefield
=> breeding ground
=> clearing, glade
=> field
=> field of fire
=> grounds
=> playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
=> industrial park
=> grassland
=> mud flat
=> parade ground
=> fairground
=> midway
=> fairway
=> park, parkland
=> park, commons, common, green
=> picnic area, picnic ground
=> public square, square
=> toll plaza
=> range
=> sector
=> site, land site
=> subdivision
=> mine field
=> terrain
=> plot, plot of ground, patch
=> lot
=> yard
=> yard
Sense 4
cause, reason, grounds
> justification
=> cause, reason, grounds
=> defense, defence, vindication
Sense 5
dregs, grounds, settlings
> sediment, deposit
=> alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvium, alluvion
=> dregs, grounds, settlings
=> lees
=> salt lick, lick
=> evaporite
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun ground
11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
> object, physical object
=> whole, unit
=> living thing, animate thing
=> location
=> charm, good luck charm
=> curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
=> draw, lot
=> film
=> hoodoo
=> je ne sais quoi
=> keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
=> makeweight, filler
=> part, portion
=> property, prop
=> snake
=> stuff
=> triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer
=> paring
=> catch
=> commemorative
=> discard
=> finding
=> floater
=> fomite, vehicle
=> geological formation, formation
=> growth
=> head
=> ice
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
=> land, ground, soil
=> moon
=> neighbor, neighbour
=> remains
=> ribbon, thread
=> shiner
=> vagabond
=> wall
=> web
Sense 2
reason, ground
> rational motive
=> reason, ground
=> incentive, inducement, motivator
=> disincentive, deterrence
Sense 3
earth, ground
> material, stuff
=> rind
=> atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> ammunition
=> floccule, floc
=> HAZMAT
=> raw material, staple
=> sorbate
=> sorbent, sorbent material
=> diamagnet
=> mineral
=> rock, stone
=> adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive
=> sealing material
=> animal material
=> fluff
=> bimetal
=> abrasive, abradant, abrasive material
=> chemical, chemical substance
=> composite material
=> conductor
=> insulator, dielectric, nonconductor
=> contaminant, contamination
=> particulate, particulate matter
=> dust
=> elastomer
=> earth, ground
=> discharge, emission
=> detritus
=> waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
=> fiber, fibre
=> filling, fill
=> foam
=> lubricant, lubricator, lubricating substance, lube
=> homogenate
=> humate
=> impregnation
=> paper
=> packing material, packing, wadding
=> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
=> plant material
=> radioactive material
=> thickening, thickener
=> toner
=> transparent substance, translucent substance
=> undercut
=> builder, detergent builder
=> vernix, vernix caseosa
=> wad
Sense 4
footing, basis, ground
> foundation
=> footing, basis, ground
=> grass roots
Sense 5
ground
> military position, position
=> ground
=> line
Sense 6
background, ground
> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> background, ground
=> coast
=> exposure
=> foreground
=> glimpse
=> middle distance
=> side view
=> tableau
Sense 7
land, ground, soil
> object, physical object
=> whole, unit
=> living thing, animate thing
=> location
=> charm, good luck charm
=> curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
=> draw, lot
=> film
=> hoodoo
=> je ne sais quoi
=> keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
=> makeweight, filler
=> part, portion
=> property, prop
=> snake
=> stuff
=> triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer
=> paring
=> catch
=> commemorative
=> discard
=> finding
=> floater
=> fomite, vehicle
=> geological formation, formation
=> growth
=> head
=> ice
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
=> land, ground, soil
=> moon
=> neighbor, neighbour
=> remains
=> ribbon, thread
=> shiner
=> vagabond
=> wall
=> web
Sense 8
ground
> percept, perception, perceptual experience
=> figure
=> ground
=> visual percept, visual image
Sense 9
ground, earth
> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> attachment, bond
=> backbone
=> ground, earth
=> hitch
=> hookup
=> jumper
=> junction, conjunction
=> slip ring
=> telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> temporary hookup, patch
=> yoke, coupling
Sense 10
ground
> surface
=> bed
=> board, gameboard
=> face
=> ground
=> horizontal surface, level
=> Klein bottle
=> meniscus
=> miter, mitre
=> Mobius strip
=> plaster, plasterwork
=> screen, silver screen, projection screen
=> side
=> skin
=> spandrel, spandril
=> superficies
=> tread
=> vertical surface
=> work surface
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
> coat of paint
=> finish coat, finishing coat
=> flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
Meronyms of noun grounds
5 senses of grounds
Sense 4
cause, reason, grounds
=> justification
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Meronyms of noun ground
11 senses of ground
Sense 6
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> visual percept, visual image
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
HAS PART: form, shape, pattern
Sense 8
ground
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
HAS PART: form, shape, pattern
Sense 9
ground, earth
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 10
ground
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 11
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
=> coat of paint
=> paint
HAS SUBSTANCE: pigment
=> coating, coat
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
=> coating, coat
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun grounds
Holonyms of noun ground
1 of 11 senses of ground
Sense 1
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
PART OF: Earth, world, globe
Grep of noun grounds
coffee grounds
grounds
groundsel
groundsel bush
groundsel tree
groundsheet
groundskeeper
groundsman
groundspeed
Grep of noun ground
air-to-ground missile
anchorage ground
arctic ground squirrel
background
barren ground caribou
battleground
bed-ground
bed ground
bedground
breeding ground
burial ground
burying ground
campground
camping ground
common ground
cosmic microwave background
dark ground illumination
downy ground cherry
eastern ground snake
fairground
foreground
gill-over-the-ground
ground
ground-berry
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 forces
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 state
ground stroke
ground substance
ground swell
ground tackle
ground water
ground wave
ground zero
groundball
groundberry
groundbreaker
groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony
groundcover
grounder
groundfish
groundhog
groundhog day
grounding
groundkeeper
groundlessness
groundling
groundmass
groundnut
groundnut oil
groundnut vine
grounds
groundsel
groundsel bush
groundsel tree
groundsheet
groundskeeper
groundsman
groundspeed
groundwater level
groundwork
high ground
home 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
testing ground
underground
Antonyms of verb ground
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ground
12 senses of ground
Sense 1
anchor, ground
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 2
ground
=> restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
ground
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 4
ground
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
ground, run aground
=> land
=> bring, convey, take
=> transport, carry
=> move, displace
Sense 6
ground, run aground
=> reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
Sense 7
ground
=> throw
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 8
ground
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 9
ground
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 10
prime, ground, undercoat
=> paint
=> coat, surface
=> cover
Sense 11
ground
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 12
establish, base, ground, found
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ground
2 of 12 senses of ground
Sense 11
ground
=> earth
Sense 12
establish, base, ground, found
=> build
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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, make, attain, 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
'Cause To' of verb ground
1 of 12 senses of ground
Sense 5
ground, run aground
=> ground, run aground
Derived Forms of verb ground
10 of 12 senses of ground
Sense 2
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 3
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 5
ground, run aground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 6
ground, run aground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 7
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 8
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) grounder#1
=> grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper
Sense 9
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#1
=> land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Sense 10
prime, ground, undercoat
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#11
=> flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
Sense 11
ground
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#9
=> ground, earth
RELATED TO>(noun) grounding#2
=> grounding, earthing
Sense 12
establish, base, ground, found
RELATED TO>(noun) ground#2
=> reason, ground
Domain of verb ground
3 of 12 senses of ground
Sense 7
ground
TOPIC>(noun) football#1, football game#1
Sense 8
ground
TOPIC>(noun) baseball#1, baseball game#1
Sense 9
ground
TOPIC>(noun) baseball#1, baseball game#1
Domain Terms of verb ground
Familiarity of verb ground
ground used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Sample Sentences of verb ground
12 senses of ground
Sense 1
anchor, ground
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
ground
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
ground
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
ground
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
ground, run aground
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
ground, run aground
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 7
ground
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
ground
*> It is ----ing
Sense 9
ground
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
prime, ground, undercoat
EX: They want to ground the doors
Sense 11
ground
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 12
establish, base, ground, found
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb ground
11 of 12 senses of ground
Sense 1
anchor, ground
> fasten, fix, secure
=> strap
=> tie, bind
=> rig
=> bitt
=> latch
=> garter
=> chain
=> cable
=> picket
=> rope up
=> cinch, girth
=> bind, bandage
=> cramp
=> cleat
=> anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
=> anchor, ground
=> moor
=> moor, berth, tie up
=> spike
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> crank
=> noose
=> chock
=> brad
=> bight
=> belay
=> belay
=> bar
=> clamp
=> velcro
=> stay
=> clinch
=> clinch
=> lock
=> lock up
=> hasp
=> zip up, zipper, zip
=> tack
=> string
=> hook
=> belt
=> cement
=> grout
=> staple
=> rivet
=> button
=> pin
=> hang, hang up
=> hang
=> lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> entrench, intrench
=> buckle, clasp
=> brooch, clasp
=> stake
=> wire
=> coapt
=> joggle
=> joint
=> toggle
Sense 2
ground
> restrain, confine, hold
=> tie down, tie up, bind, truss
=> fetter, shackle
=> enchain
=> pinion, shackle
=> impound, pound
=> pound, pound up
=> pen up, fold
=> ground
Sense 3
ground
> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> step
=> replace, put back
=> stratify
=> plant
=> intersperse
=> nestle, snuggle
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> emplace
=> emplace
=> ship
=> underlay
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw, thrust
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down, put down, place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> set down
=> bottle
=> bucket
=> barrel
=> ground
=> pillow, rest
=> misplace, mislay, lose
=> upend
=> seat, sit, sit down
=> lay, put down, repose
=> stand, stand up, place upright
=> recline
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in, set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize, glycerolise
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
=> imbricate
Sense 4
ground
> teach, learn, instruct
=> train, develop, prepare, educate
=> indoctrinate
=> drill
=> catechize, catechise
=> reinforce, reward
=> spoonfeed
=> induct
=> mentor
=> tutor
=> unteach
=> unteach
=> ground
=> lecture, talk
=> coach, train
=> enlighten, edify
=> condition
Sense 5
ground, run aground
> land
=> ground, run aground
Sense 6
ground, run aground
> reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
=> catch up
=> scale, surmount
=> breast
=> access, get at
=> peak
=> bottom out
=> top out
=> summit
=> top
=> make
=> find
=> culminate
=> get through, come through
=> ground, run aground
Sense 7
ground
> throw
=> slam, flap down
=> ground
=> prostrate
=> hurl, hurtle, cast
=> heave
=> pelt, bombard
=> defenestrate
=> deliver, pitch
=> shy
=> drive
=> deep-six, throw overboard
=> ridge
=> jettison
=> fling
=> lob
=> chuck, toss
=> skim, skip, skitter
=> juggle
=> flip, flick
=> pass
Sense 8
ground
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 9
ground
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 10
prime, ground, undercoat
> paint
=> grain
=> repaint
=> airbrush
=> prime, ground, undercoat
Sense 11
ground
> connect, link, tie, link up
=> join, conjoin
=> ground
=> join, bring together
=> attach
=> daisy-chain
=> tie
=> interconnect, interlink
=> tee
=> put through
=> hitch
=> hang together, interdepend
=> bridge, bridge over
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ground
Sense 7
ground
=> throw
Sense 8
ground
=> hit
Sense 9
ground
=> hit
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Sense 1
anchor, ground
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Sense 2
ground
=> restrain, confine, hold
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Sense 3
ground
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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Sense 4
ground
=> teach, learn, instruct
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Sense 5
ground, run aground
=> land
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Sense 6
ground, run aground
=> reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
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Sense 10
prime, ground, undercoat
=> paint
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Sense 11
ground
=> connect, link, tie, link up
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Sense 12
establish, base, ground, found
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Grep of verb ground
background
foreground
gain ground
get off the ground
ground
ground out
run aground
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