Ground
Past or Past Participle form of: Grindnoun
- 1.
- (UNCOUNTABLE) (The solid surface of the earth, land, land attached to a building, esp., any area of discussion, basis, foundation, valid reason, soil earth, land for a particular use, land under water, territory) បាត, ទីក្នុងបំផុត (ឆ្ងាយពីផ្លូវចូល) / ទីកៀនកោះ (ឆ្ងាយពីទីប្រជុំជន) / កៀន (ទីយាពីភ្នែកគេ) / ផ្ទៃ (គំនូរ) / អត្ថរស (អត្ថបទ)
- 2.
- (FIGURATIVE) ទីកំបាំង, ជម្រៅ
▪ (stand one's) ground មិនព្រមថយក្រោយ
▪ (lose) ground អន់ថយ
▪ (gain) ground មានការចម្រើន
▪ ground (for) មូលបទ
▪ (circus) ground បរិវេណ
▪ (soft) ground ដី - 3.
- (បច្ចេកវិទ្យានិងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ) Radio ground ខ្សែដី
adjective
- 1.
- (of, on, or hear the ground, growing or living in or on the ground) ground floor នៃខាងក្រោម, នៃទីមួយ (ជាន់) / ground troops នៃជើងគោក
verb — past tense: grounded ; past participle: grounded ; present participle: grounding ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ (something) (in on something) (to establish, to come to the ground) ground a radio ដាក់ខ្សែដី, ground him in math ផ្ដល់នូវបឋមវិធានដល់ ground planes មិនអោយហោះហើរ, ground a boat ធ្វើអោយកឿង
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) Grind កិនជាម្សៅ, ធ្វើឲ្យស្រអាប់, លាន់សូរង៉េតង៉ត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
- 2.
- The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
- 3.
- A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
- 4.
- Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
- 5.
- Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
- 6.
- The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
- 7.
- That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
- 8.
- In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- 9.
- In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
- 10.
- A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- 11.
- One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
- 12.
- A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- 13.
- The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- 14.
- A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
- 15.
- The pit of a theater.
verb — past tense: grounded ; past participle: grounded ; present participle: grounding ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To instruct in elements or first principles.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching; or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.