ground

US /ɡraʊnd/

UK /graʊnd/

A1

Transitive Verb

  • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • To make sharp or smooth through friction
  • To press together with force making a sound
  • To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
  • To prevent a plane from taking off
  • To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
  • To base something on a particular foundation or principle.
  • To instruct someone thoroughly in a subject.

Intransitive Verb

  • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
  • To hit the bottom
  • (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move

Noun (Countable/Uncountable)

  • Connection of electrical equipment to earth
  • Place where people play particular sports
  • Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
  • An area of land around a building.
  • A reason or justification.
  • Coffee beans that have been ground.