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Etymology 1
From Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic *grunþa, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥mtu-. Cognate with West Frisian grûn, Dutch grond and German Grund.
Noun
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Singular ground |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural grounds |
ground (countable and uncountable; plural grounds)
- (uncountable) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- (uncountable) Soil, earth.
- The worm crawls through the ground.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (countable) A soccer stadium.
- Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
- (US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
- The British equivalent is earth.
- (US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
- (countable) (cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground)
Derived terms
Terms derived from "ground"
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Translations
The surface of the Earth
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Verb
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Infinitive to ground |
Third person singular grounds |
Simple past grounded |
Past participle grounded |
Present participle grounding |
to ground (third-person singular simple present grounds, present participle grounding, simple past and past participle grounded)
- To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- (transitive) To require a disobedient child to remain at home or refrain from other privileges such as uses of the Internet, phone, TV, or music, usually as a punishment.
- The teenager's father decided to ground him for two weeks after he broke curfew again.
- (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
- To gain a basic education (of a particular subject).
- Jim was grounded in maths.
- (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
- Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.
- (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out
Translations
To connect an electrical conductor
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Etymology 2
Verb
ground
- Simple past tense and past participle of grind.
- I ground the coffee up nicely.
Adjective
ground (not comparable)
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Positive ground |
Superlative none (absolute) |
- Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
- ground mustard seed
- Processed by grinding.
- lenses of ground glass
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ground beef
- ground pepper
- stone-ground
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How do you ground a home electrical generator?
Q. I am installing a 5000 watt home generator. Instructions say to ground it to a copper grounding stake. The stakes I have found at building suppliers are 10 feet long. Is this length necessary? If so, how do you prevent the stake from bending when you drive it into the ground?
Asked by Albert H - Sat Jul 22 12:25:33 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You need to install an 8' x 5/8" ground rod. I like galvanized as it doesn't corrode like copper. The easiest way to install this is to rent a large hammer drill with a ground rod attachment. Look in your yellow pages under rentals; these typically rent for approximately $30.00 per day. The ground rod needs to be installed flush with grade. Then just run a #6 bare copper wire from your ground rod to the lug provided on the generator frame. You need a 5/8" acorn clamp to attach the ground wire to the ground rod. If you need further assistance, please visit -
Answered by gilchristelectric - Sat Jul 22 12:47:17 2006
Q. I am installing a 5000 watt home generator. Instructions say to ground it to a copper grounding stake. The stakes I have found at building suppliers are 10 feet long. Is this length necessary? If so, how do you prevent the stake from bending when you drive it into the ground?
Asked by Albert H - Sat Jul 22 12:25:33 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You need to install an 8' x 5/8" ground rod. I like galvanized as it doesn't corrode like copper. The easiest way to install this is to rent a large hammer drill with a ground rod attachment. Look in your yellow pages under rentals; these typically rent for approximately $30.00 per day. The ground rod needs to be installed flush with grade. Then just run a #6 bare copper wire from your ground rod to the lug provided on the generator frame. You need a 5/8" acorn clamp to attach the ground wire to the ground rod. If you need further assistance, please visit -
Answered by gilchristelectric - Sat Jul 22 12:47:17 2006
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