ground - Meaning in Hindi

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ground - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of ground in English

ground noun

1. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
2. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

   Synonyms

   flat coat, primer coat, primer, priming coat, priming, undercoat

3. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

   Synonyms

   earth, earth

   Example

   • "they dug into the earth outside the church"
4. a relation that provides the foundation for something

   Synonyms

   basis, footing

   Examples

   • "he worked on an interim basis"
   • "they were on a friendly footing"
5. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

   Synonyms

   land, land, soil

   Examples

   • "good agricultural soil"
   • "the land had never been plowed"
6. the solid part of the earth's surface

   Synonyms

   dry land, earth, earth, land, land, solid ground, terra firma

   Examples

   • "he dropped the logs on the ground"
   • "the earth shook for several minutes"
   • "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
7. a rational motive for a belief or action

   Synonyms

   reason

   Examples

   • "the grounds for their declaration"
   • "the reason that war was declared"
8. a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

   Examples

   • "they fought to regain the lost ground"
   • "they gained ground step by step"
9. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

   Synonyms

   background

   Example

   • "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
10. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
11. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

    Synonyms

    earth, earth

ground verb

1. bring to the ground

   Synonyms

   run aground, strand, strand

   Example

   • "the storm grounded the ship"
2. hit or reach the ground

   Synonyms

   run aground

3. confine or restrict to the ground

   Example

   • "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
4. place or put on the ground
5. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
6. hit a groundball

   Example

   • "he grounded to the second baseman"
7. hit onto the ground
8. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

   Synonyms

   prime, undercoat

9. fix firmly and stably

   Synonyms

   anchor

   Example

   • "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
10. connect to a ground

    Example

    • "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
11. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
12. use as a basis for; found on

    Synonyms

    base, base, establish, found, found

    Example

    • "base a claim on some observation"

Synonyms of ground

• flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat
• earth
• background
• reason
• dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma
• land, soil
• basis, footing
• earth
• base, establish, found
• anchor
• prime, undercoat
• run aground
• run aground, strand

Antonyms of ground

figure

More matches for ground

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