to deal with new material: didn't cover any new ground in yesterday's class.to travel over a certain area: We covered a lot of ground in the car.Also, break new ground.to do something original or innovative.to begin excavation for a construction project.the social activities, of usually as a punishment: His parents grounded him for hitting another student. Informal Terms to restrict the activities, esp.Prevent from flying: If the pilot used drugs, he was grounded.
Electricity to establish a ground (def.to instruct (someone) in basic principles: to ground students in science.to place (an idea, belief, or argument) on a firm or logical foundation: an argument firmly grounded in logic.operating on land: ground forces a ground attack.Electricity a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body.grounds, the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building.grounds, leftover material, as from coffee that has been brewed: coffee grounds.the main surface or background, as in a painting.Topic: We covered that ground in the last meeting. The foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests: grounds for divorce. an area of land put to a special use: picnic grounds hunting grounds. land having an indicated shape, quality, or character: sloping ground.
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