Definizione monolingua

ground

ground (third-person singular simple present grounds, present participle grounding, simple past and past participle grounded)

1. To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
2. (transitive) 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 teenagers father decided to ground him for two weeks after he broke curfew again.

3. (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

   Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.

4. To gain a basic education (of a particular subject).

   Jim was grounded in maths.

5. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

   Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.

6. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out

ground (countable and uncountable; plural grounds)

1. (uncountable) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
2. (uncountable) Terrain.
3. (uncountable) Soil, earth.

   The worm crawls through the ground.

4. (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
5. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
6. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
7. (countable) A soccer stadium.

   Manchester Uniteds ground is known as Old Trafford.

8. (electricity, Canada and US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
9. (electricity, Canada and US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
10. (countable, cricket) 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)

ground (not comparable)

1. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

   ground mustard seed

2. Processed by grinding.

   lenses of ground glass

Definizione dizionario ground

	terra
	Mistura di sabbia e materiale organico dove crescono le piante.
	A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.

suolo

	basare
	Utilizzare come base per.
	To use as a basis for.

	fondare
	Utilizzare come base per.
	To use as a basis for.

	massa
	Node of an electrical system that is used as reference potential for all other nodes of the system

terreno

argomento

base

campo

causa

di terra

fondamento

fondo

località

luogo

macinato

messa a terra

mettere a terra

motivo

pass. e p.p. di to grind

pianura

posizione

punto

ragione

roccia

seme

sfondo

terrestre

Altri significati:

Background, context, framework, surroundings

ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)

the (vast) land

(countable) (cricket) 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''' )

Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

To connect an electrical conductor

(baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

The bottom of a body of water

(uncountable) Terrain.

To forbid an aircraft or pilot to fly

Simple past tense and past participle of grind.

Soil, earth

To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

(countable) A soccer stadium.

(transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

To gain a basic education (of a particular subject).

ground (color, colour)

(US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.

Basis, foundation, groundwork

Processed by grinding.

Background, context, framework, surroundings.

(the) ground

Electrical point of zero potential

(countable) The bottom of a body of water.

Electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential

Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

(US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.

(transitive) 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.

To require a child to remain at home

The surface of the Earth

(uncountable) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

(uncountable) Soil, earth.

(cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out