to ground

Definition of to ground in English English dictionary: The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground; Soil, earth
The worm crawls through the ground.; To gain a basic education (of a particular subject)
Jim was grounded in maths.; To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly
Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.; Processed by grinding
lenses of ground glass.; A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference; to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out; To require a disobedient child to remain at home or refrain from other privileges such as uses of the Internet, phone, TV, or music, usually as a punishment
The teenager's father decided to ground him for two weeks after he broke curfew again.; Crushed, or reduced to small particles
ground mustard seed.; To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground; Terrain
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's a Controlled Flight Into Terrain. - When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's CFIT.; The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground); Simple past tense and past participle of grind
I ground the coffee up nicely.; a pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk; {n} the upper part of the earth, foundation, soil, country, floor, cause; {v} to lay on the gound, to instruct; gnd; grinded; A connection from electrical equipment to a ground mat or to the earth, used to insure that the equipment (housing or structure) will be at the same potential (voltage) as the earth; If something is grounds for a feeling or action, it is a reason for it. If you do something on the grounds of a particular thing, that thing is the reason for your action. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense; In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief; throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage place or put on the ground confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"; use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"; cover with a primer; apply a primer to; Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork; belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept; 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"; An electrical connection to the earth, generally through a ground rod Also a common return to a point of zero potential, such as the metal chassis in radio equipment; broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e g ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive"; If a ship or boat is grounded or if it grounds, it touches the bottom of the sea, lake, or river it is on, and is unable to move off. Residents have been told to stay away from the region where the ship was grounded The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank. a grounded oil tanker; connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"; A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth; In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground; The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it; The grounds of a large or important building are the garden or area of land which surrounds it. the palace grounds. the grounds of the University; of Grind; In etching and aquatint, an acid-resistant substance used to protect non-image areas of the plate from the action of acid See hardground and softground In mezzotint, it is the deep background produced by roughening the plate surface with roulettes or rockers (tools used to prick multiple, closely spaced indentations into a metal plate); 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"; The ground is the soil and rock on the earth's surface. The ground had eroded. the marshy ground of the river delta; 1 a conducting connection that by which an electric circuit or equipment is connected to the earth to establish and maintain a reference potential level 2 the voltage reference point in a circuit; Ground meat has been cut into very small pieces in a machine. ground beef. The sausages are made of coarsely ground pork; to have one's ear to the ground: see ear. Past tense and past participle of grind; (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting; fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"; emphasis If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them; A connection from an electrical circuit to the earth; To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching see Ground, n; The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form. She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible; If you go to ground, you hide somewhere where you cannot easily be found. Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters; hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"; hit onto the ground hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"; If you shift your ground or change your ground, you change the basis on which you are arguing; The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. Something that is below ground is under the earth's surface or under a building. Something that is above ground is on top of the earth's surface. People were making for the air-raid shelters below ground; If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely. She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching; The ground is an arbitrarily decided point whose voltage is taken as zero In many situations, equipment is connected physically to the actual, dirt ground, so that voltage is taken as zero--hence the name In England the term "earth" is used, for the same reason To be "grounded" means to be connected to a place that is maintained at the ground voltage; 5; or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament; If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface; The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song; approval If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way. Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War; To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit; An electrical connection to the earth, generally through a bonding conductor or ground grid Also a common return to a point of zero potential, such as the main grounding busbar See EIA/TIA 607; confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"; Ground is the past tense and past participle of grind. see also grounding, home ground; A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth; To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar; instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"; 1 The earth's surface, especially the earth's land surface Used in combination to form adjectives, as in ground-to-air, ground-to-ground , and air-to-ground See surface; The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsmans popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make ones ground); (Otomotiv) An object that makes an electrical connection with the earth, to safely complete an electrical circuit. For example, one terminal of the battery is wired to the metal frame of the vehicle to utilize the frame as a path for returning electric current to the battery and thus completing the electrical circuit. All U.S. vehicles are "negative ground" - because the negative terminal is wired to the frame of the car. In some countries, this is called "negative earth."

to ground

Turkish pronunciation

tı graund

Pronunciation

/tə ˈground/ /tə ˈɡraʊnd/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.