ground in WordNet English dictionary

1. fix firmly and stably
   "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
   anchor  ground 
   
2. use as a basis for; found on
   "base a claim on some observation"
   establish  base  ground  found 
   
3. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
   ground 
   
4. place or put on the ground
   ground 
   
5. confine or restrict to the ground
   "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
   ground 
   
6. connect to a ground
   "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
   ground 
   
7. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
   prime  ground  undercoat 
   
8. hit onto the ground
   ground 
   
9. hit a groundball
   "he grounded to the second baseman"
   ground 
   
10. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
    ground 
    
11. hit or reach the ground
    ground  run aground 
    
12. bring to the ground
    "the storm grounded the ship"
    ground  strand  run aground 
    

1. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
   "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
   background  ground 
   
2. a relation that provides the foundation for something
   "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
   footing  basis  ground 
   
3. 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"
   land  dry land  earth  ground  solid ground  terra firma 
   
4. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
   ground  earth 
   
5. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
   "they dug into the earth outside the church"
   earth  ground 
   
6. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
   flat coat  ground  primer  priming  primer coat  priming coat  undercoat 
   
7. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
   ground 
   
8. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
   ground 
   
9. 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"
   ground 
   
10. a rational motive for a belief or action
    "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
    reason  ground 
    
11. 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"
    land  ground  soil