grind : Idioms & Phrases

• (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.

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• vantage ground. R. Clarendon.

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• adjective operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground
  air-to-surface.
  
  • air-to-surface missiles

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• noun a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
  air-to-surface missile.
  

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• noun place for vessels to anchor
  anchorage.
  

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• noun large ground squirrel of the North American far north
  Citellus parryi; parka squirrel.
  

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• noun of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
  Rangifer arcticus.
  

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• noun an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
  bed ground; bedground.
  

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• noun an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
  bed ground; bedground.
  

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• noun a place where animals breed
  

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• . (a) (Mil.) Rough or uneven ground; as, the troops were retarded in their advance by broken ground. (b) Ground recently opened with the plow.

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• a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.

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• a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.

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• noun a tract of land used for burials
  graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; cemetery; burial site; necropolis.
  

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• a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of buriials, and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies.

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• noun a tract of land used for burials
  graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; cemetery; burial site; necropolis.
  

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Bur"y*ing ground`, Bur"y*ing place (Also<

• Burying ground
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1. The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.

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• noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
  encampment; bivouac; camping site; campsite; camping area; campground.
  

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• noun a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding
  

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• (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.

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• noun a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
  dark field illumination.
  

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• (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore.

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• noun decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
  Physalis pubescens; strawberry tomato.
  

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• noun in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America
  Potamophis striatula; Haldea striatula.
  

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• verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
  make headway; advance; get ahead; win; gain; pull ahead.
  
  • The home team was gaining ground
  • After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference

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• verb get started or set in motion, used figuratively
  take off.
  
  • the project took a long time to get off the ground

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• noun trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
  field balm; runaway robin; Nepeta hederaceae; Glechoma hederaceae; alehoof; gill-over-the-ground.
  

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• verb study intensively, as before an exam
  drum; swot up; bone up; get up; bone; cram; mug up; swot.
  
  • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

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• verb rule a country as a tyrant
  tyrannize; tyrannise.
  

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• noun a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
  barrel organ; hand organ; hurdy gurdy; street organ; hurdy-gurdy.
  

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• verb produce in a routine or monotonous manner
  crank out.
  
  • We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding

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• verb be unable to move further
  mire; bog down; get stuck.
  
  • The car bogged down in the sand

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• noun a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
  emery wheel.
  

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• noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
  chufa; yellow nutgrass; Cyperus esculentus; rush nut; earth almond.
  

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• noun an attack by ground troops
  

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• noun bait scattered on the water to attract fish
  

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• noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
  grounder; groundball; hopper.
  

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• noun a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
  

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• noun beef that has been ground
  hamburger.
  

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• noun predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
  carabid beetle.
  

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• noun a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor
  

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• noun a variety of club moss
  staghorn moss; Lycopodium complanatum.
  
• noun a procumbent variety of the common juniper
  Juniperus communis depressa; dwarf juniper.
  

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• noun any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
  husk tomato.
  

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• noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
  groundsheet.
  

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• noun a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
  

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• noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
  groundcover.
  
• noun small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
  groundcover.
  

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• noun the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
  ground crew.
  

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• noun apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground
  

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• noun a variety of club moss
  Lycopodium obscurum; tree clubmoss; princess pine.
  

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• noun a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
  

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• noun the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
  ground floor; first floor.
  
• noun becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
  
  • he got in on the ground floor

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• noun a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
  regular army; army.
  

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• noun glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
  
• noun particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive
  

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• noun trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
  field balm; runaway robin; Nepeta hederaceae; Glechoma hederaceae; alehoof; gill-over-the-ground.
  

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• noun the height of the ground on which something stands
  grade.
  
  • the base of the tower was below grade
• noun the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
  ground floor; first floor.
  

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• noun a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
  

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• noun extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
  background noise.
  

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• verb make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
  

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• noun any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches
  Christmas green.
  
• noun low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
  yellow bugle; Ajuga chamaepitys.
  

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• noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
  moss pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  

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• noun a floor plan for the ground level of a building
  

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• noun small pygmy rattlesnake
  Sistrurus miliaris; massasauga.
  

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• noun payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
  

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• noun Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
  

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• noun low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
  Rosa spithamaea.
  

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• noun (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
  

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• noun gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
  megathere.
  

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• noun small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America
  Sonora semiannulata.
  

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• noun small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
  Tamias striatus; striped squirrel; eastern chipmunk; hackee.
  
• noun any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
  spermophile; gopher.
  

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• noun (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle
  

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• noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
  

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• noun the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
  intercellular substance; matrix.
  
• noun the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
  hyaloplasm.
  

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• noun an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
  
  • there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment
• noun a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
  heavy swell.
  

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• noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
  anchor.
  

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• noun underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
  well water; spring water.
  

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• noun a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface
  

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• noun the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
  
• noun the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
  
• noun the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
  

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• noun small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
  Styphelia humifusum; groundberry; cranberry heath; native cranberry; Astroloma humifusum.
  
• noun creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
  teaberry; wintergreen; groundberry; Gaultheria procumbens; checkerberry; creeping wintergreen; mountain tea.
  

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• noun aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
  GCA.
  

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• noun a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
  hovercraft.
  

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• noun an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
  booby trap; land mine.
  

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• adjective satellite on the floor closest to level with the ground
  
  • the ground-floor entrance is kept locked

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• adjective satellite of plants that grow relatively low to the ground
  low-growing; flat-growing.
  

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• noun the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
  ground crew.
  

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• noun huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
  seismosaur.
  

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• noun a position of superiority over opponents or competitors
  

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• noun the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
  habitat.
  
  • a marine habitat
  • he felt safe on his home grounds

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• noun a place where opportunities abound
  
• noun an area in which game is hunted
  

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• a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game.

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• noun common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk
  Citellus lateralis.
  

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Mid"dle-ground` noun

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1. (Paint.) That part of a picture between the foreground and the background.

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• with equal advantage.

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• noun an area for holding parades
  

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• noun a tract of land set aside for picnicking
  picnic area.
  

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• noun an extended area of land
  piece of land; parcel of land; parcel; tract.
  

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• noun a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
  funfair; amusement park.
  

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• noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  plot; patch; plot of land.
  
  • a bean plot
  • a cabbage patch
  • a briar patch

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• noun a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
  

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• noun Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
  jamberry; Physalis philadelphica; tomatillo; miltomate.
  
• noun annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
  cape gooseberry; Physalis peruviana.
  

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• noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
  Citellus richardsoni; flickertail.
  

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• noun the solid part of the earth's surface
  dry land; land; terra firma; earth; ground.
  
  • the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
  • the earth shook for several minutes
  • he dropped the logs on the ground

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• noun a frequently visited place
  resort; hangout; haunt; repair.
  

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• a place frequented, and much trodden, by animals, wild or domesticated ; hence (Colloq.), the scene of one's labors or exploits; also, one's favorite resort. U.S.

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• noun the starting place for each hole on a golf course
  tee.
  
  • they were waiting on the first tee

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• a place where tenters are erected.

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• noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
  laboratory.
  
  • the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories
  • Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism

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• to fall in the agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.

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• . See under Bite, Break.

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• . (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations, and the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a canal, or a railroad. (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan. (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.

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• to come to nothing; to fail; to miscarry.

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• . (a) To advance; to proceed forward in confict; as, an army in battle gains ground. (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential.
• to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.

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• to gain ground. R. "Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." Milton.

  There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground of them, but by bidding higher. South.

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• to recede; to yield advantage.

  These nine . . . began to give me ground. Shak.

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• . (a) To escape into a hole; said of a hunted fox. (b) To fall in battle.

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• to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit or reputation; to decline.
• to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage.

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• to carry to an absurd extreme; to overdo. Slang, U.S. also, to operate a machine (as a car) without maintenance, until it malfunctions or becomes useless

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• to stand firm; to resist attack or encroachment. Atterbury.
• to keep the ground or station one has taken; to maintain one's position. "Pleasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers." Macaulay.

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• (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left; to move, as troops, to the right or left.

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• to touch bottom or become stranded; said of a ship.

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• below the surface of the ground.

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• superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another. "The vantage ground of truth. Bacon.

  It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him. I. Taylor.

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Win"ter-ground` transitive verb

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1. To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant.

   The ruddock would . . . bring thee all this, Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none To winter-ground thy corse. Shak.

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