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    [Noun]  | "ground" | \ ˈgrau̇nd \


    1: the surface of a planet (such as the earth or Mars); especially : the surface of the earth or a particular part of it sometimes as contrasted with the air or sea —often used before another noun

    2: an area used for a particular purpose

    3: the area around and belonging to a house or other building

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground;

    [Noun]  | "breeding ground" 


    1: the place to which animals go to breed

    2: a place or set of circumstances suitable for or favorable to growth and development

    Origin: 1630 ;

    [Noun]  | "common ground" 


    1: a basis of mutual interest or agreement

    Origin: 1570 ;

    [Noun]  | "dumping ground" 


    1: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent

    Origin: 1857 ;

    [Noun]  | "happy hunting ground" 


    1: the paradise of some American Indian tribes to which the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death to spend a happy hereafter in hunting and feasting

    2: a choice or profitable area of activity or exploitation

    Origin: 1826 ;

    [Noun]  | "high ground" 


    1: a position of advantage or superiority; especially : an ethically superior position

    Origin: 1800 ;

    [Verb]  | "ground" 


    1: to provide a reason or justification for

    2: to furnish with a foundation of knowledge : base

    3: to cause to run aground

    Origin: 13th century ;

     See: {ground:1 };

    [Noun phrase]  | "grounds for complaint" 


    1: reasons to complain

    [Geographical name]  | "Barren Grounds" 


    1: treeless plains of northern Canada located west of Hudson Bay and chiefly within Nunavut

    [Idiom]  | "on the grounds that" 


    1: for the reason that : because

    [Noun]  | "grounds" 


    1: the area around and belonging to a building;


      * e.g., " ... an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds "



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    2: matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid;


      * e.g., " ... strain the coffee to remove the grounds "



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    3: something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing;


      * e.g., " ... evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease "



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    [Noun]  | "ground" 


    1: the area around and belonging to a building;


      * e.g., " ... an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds "



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    2: matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid;


      * e.g., " ... strain the coffee to remove the grounds "



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    3: something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing;


      * e.g., " ... evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease "



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    [Noun]  | "staging grounds" 


    [Noun]  | "happy hunting grounds" 


    [Noun]  | "breeding grounds" 


    1: a place or environment that favors the development of something;


      * e.g., " ... unwashed skin is a breeding ground for bacteria "



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    [Noun]  | "high grounds" 


    1: the more favorable condition or position in a competition;


      * e.g., " ... one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war "




    [Noun]  | "middle grounds" 


    1: a middle point between extremes;


      * e.g., " ... both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground "



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    [Noun]  | "stamping grounds" 


    1: a place for spending time or for socializing;


      * e.g., " ... if she isn't at home, you can usually find her at the local library, her favorite stamping ground "



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    [Verb]  | "grounds" 


    1: to find a basis;


      * e.g., " ... you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence "



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    [Verb]  | "ground" 


    1: to find a basis;


      * e.g., " ... you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence "



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     [ "Grounded grounded grounded" ]

    1: What people say when they ground someone on GoAnimate!

      * e.g.,  ... Boris: How dare you misbehave while me and your mom were out of the house! That's it! you are grounded grounded grounded for 451982519352936912591 centuries! now go to your room! 

     [ "On The Ground" ]

    1: SOTY material, best solo song of 202 Made by the Queen of all queens, PARK CHAEYOUNG! Outsold all ur faves in minutes.

      * e.g.,  ... Heres how you would use it. " Woah have you heard of On The Ground? It's so good, as expected from Queen Rosé. For once, yg has done something correct." 

     [ "grounded" ]

    1: 1-to be restricted to your home.

      * e.g.,  ... He had been grounded for 2 weeks for yelling at his brother 

     [ "grounded" ]

    2: 2-to not be allowed to partake in certain acts.

     [ "Grounding" ]

    1: From gopher + rounding. When someone goes on a food run and "rounds up" the price of your food, thus failing to give you change. Often "unintentional." If you give someone $10 to go pick you up a Big Mac and you never get change, they've done some grounding.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, did you ever get your change from Mike after that Taco Bell run?" "No, that son of a bitch does some serious grounding." 

     [ "grounded" ]

    1: 1 (a). electrical conductivity directed into the earth

      * e.g.,  ... 1(a) The computer wasn't properly grounded, so the power surge fried it. 

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    2: 1 (b). to be emotionally stable

      * e.g.,  ... 1(b) I like having lunch with my aunt -- she's so sensible and grounded. 

     [ "grounded" ]

    3: 2 (a). to have your flying privileges suspended

      * e.g.,  ... . 

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    4: 2 (b). to be confined to your home as a punishment

      * e.g.,  ... 2(a) After he did a victory roll just 200 feet over the runway, the Red Baron was grounded for a month. 

     [ "grounded" ]

    1: Something your parents do after proving them wrong in an aurgument. This can also occur if you point out that your parents often do the same thing they are mad at you for doing.

      * e.g.,  ... Parent "I told you to clean you room before you left the house" Child "Didn't you just go shopping and isn't your bed not made?" Parent "Your grounded" 

     [ "on the ground" ]

    1: The opposite of a bird's eye view--describes a situation viewed up close or the people in a position to view a situation up close, in detail. Typically used by someone at a level of remove from the situation being discussed. George Bush uses this phrase frequently to describe the situation in Iraq or the troops in Iraq--i.e., to refer to the reality, with which he is only faintly acquainted.

      * e.g.,  ... the situation on the ground 

     [ "ground" ]

    1: Verb

      * e.g.,  ...  I can't go, I'm grounded. 

     [ "ground" ]

    2:  Punish

      * e.g.,  ...  I'm grounded from the computer. 

     [ "ground" ]

    3:  Restrict

     [ "Grounded" ]

    1: The term equivalent of being sober from alcohol, but specifically sober from smoking dope

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: dude you still feeling stoned? 

     [ "grounded" ]

    1: what your parents do to punish you so that you are as miserable as they are.

      * e.g.,  ... parent: my life sucks, let's ground junior, so his life is miserable too. 

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