The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. / (uncountable) Terrain. / Soil, earth. / (countable) The bottom of a body of water. / Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

(US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground. / (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

simple past tense and past participle of grind

Crushed, or reduced to small particles. / Processed by grinding.

(literally) To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation. / (by extension) To initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted.

(slang) the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded / A Rastafarian meeting.

An arena in which a cricket match is played; a cricket field plus the viewing areas, pavilion etc.

plural of ground

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ground

(law) Basis or justification for something. / The collective land areas that compose a larger area.