English Dictionary

ground game

noun

(Britain, law, uncountable) Rabbits and hares / (martial arts) Hand-to-hand combat in which both fighters are on the ground, or skill in such combat / (golf) Putting; hitting the ball along the ground

The ground game in Britain is strong.

意味（1）

(Britain, law, uncountable) Rabbits and hares

Every occupier of land shall have, as incident to and inseparable from his occupation of the land, the right to kill and take ground game thereon, concurrently with any other person who may be entitled to kill and take ground game on the same land.

意味（2）

(martial arts) Hand-to-hand combat in which both fighters are on the ground, or skill in such combat

He didn't show a lot of ground game in that fight, but his advantage was on the feet, so that's understandable.

意味（3）

(golf) Putting; hitting the ball along the ground

Most golf courses built in the 1980s went away from the old-fashioned ground game and forced players to hit the ball high.

意味（4）

(American football, countable) Running with the ball, rather than passing

Notre Dame, with its option-type quarterback, Tony Rice, is committed to the ground game.

意味（5）

(US, politics, countable) Local political organization

While the Democratic ground game in Texas seems unusually strong, so is the Republicans'.