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Results for: "ground"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

ground — surface of the Earth
→ terra m
→ sòl m
ground — soil, earth
→ terra
→ sòl
ground — bottom of a body of water
→ fons m
grind — to reduce to smaller pieces
→ moldre
→ picar
→ triturar
grind — to grind down with an abrasive
→ polir
→ tallar

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (11)

1. the solid part of the earth's surface;
- Example: "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
- Example: "the earth shook for several minutes"
- Example: "he dropped the logs on the ground"
[syn: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma]

2. a rational motive for a belief or action;
- Example: "the reason that war was declared"
- Example: "the grounds for their declaration"
[syn: reason, ground]

3. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface;
- Example: "they dug into the earth outside the church"
[syn: earth, ground]

4. a relation that provides the foundation for something;
- Example: "they were on a friendly footing"
- Example: "he worked on an interim basis"
[syn: footing, basis, ground]

5. a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle);
- Example: "they gained ground step by step"
- Example: "they fought to regain the lost ground"

6. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground;
- Example: "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
[syn: background, ground]

7. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
- Example: "the land had never been plowed"
- Example: "good agricultural soil"
[syn: land, ground, soil]

8. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused;

9. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage);
[syn: ground, earth]

10. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting;

11. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface;
[syn: flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat]


VERB (12)

1. fix firmly and stably;
- Example: "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
[syn: anchor, ground]

2. confine or restrict to the ground;
- Example: "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

3. place or put on the ground;

4. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject;

5. bring to the ground;
- Example: "the storm grounded the ship"
[syn: ground, strand, run aground]

6. hit or reach the ground;
[syn: ground, run aground]

7. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage;

8. hit a groundball;
- Example: "he grounded to the second baseman"

9. hit onto the ground;

10. cover with a primer; apply a primer to;
[syn: prime, ground, undercoat]

11. connect to a ground;
- Example: "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

12. use as a basis for; found on;
- Example: "base a claim on some observation"
[syn: establish, base, ground, found]