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I . ground1 [graʊnd] N

1. ground no pl (land, surface):

the ground
ziemia f
the ground of sea
dno nt
below/above ground

2. ground no pl (soil):

ground
grunt m

3. ground (open area):

ground
pole nt

5. ground SPORTS:

ground
boisko nt

6. ground sing AM ELEC:

ground

7. ground usu pl (reason):

ground
powód m
ground
ground for exclusion LAW

II . ground1 [graʊnd] VB trans

2. ground (reach bottom):

3. ground esp AM fig inf:

to ground sb

4. ground AM ELEC:

ground

ground2 [graʊnd] VB

ground pt, pp of grind

See also grind out , grind down , grind

grind down VB trans

I . grind [graɪnd] N inf

1. grind (work):

2. grind (tiring activity):

ground3 [graʊnd] ADJ

ground coffee:

ground

I . grind [graɪnd] N inf

1. grind (work):

2. grind (tiring activity):

II . grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

2. grind:

ostrzyć [perf na-]

breeding ground N

1. breeding ground BIOL:

breeding ground (for birds)
breeding ground (for fish)
breeding ground (for bacteria)

2. breeding ground (source):

breeding ground

burial ground N

1. burial ground HISTORY:

burial ground

2. burial ground (graveyard):

burial ground

dumping ground N

dumping ground
dumping ground

ground beef N no pl

ground beef
mielone nt

ground cloth N AM

ground cloth → groundsheet

See also groundsheet

groundsheet N

ground control N

ground crew N

ground crew → ground staff

See also ground staff

ground staff N + pl vb

1. ground staff (at sports grounds):

ground staff

2. ground staff Brit (at airports):

ground staff

ground floor N Brit

ground floor
parter m

ground rent N LAW

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Once roasted and ground, the coffee is dissolved in water.
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The cracklings are further ground to make meat and bone meal.
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The ground floor soon followed suit as there was a lack of commercial uptake.
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Tax harmonisation has rather ground to a halt with regard to company tax.
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Because of the damp, boggy ground the streets were covered with wooden planks.
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I persuaded her to have dinner with me, a meal during which we didn't so much talk as gabble, covering a lot of ground in a big hurry.
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By this action alone the company was able to gain its first foothold on the precipitous ground.
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Ground was broken, irrigation ditches were dug, and the first fields of potatoes and turnips were planted.
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Accordingly, the client-therapist relationship is meant to be as egalitarian as possible with both sides communicating on equal ground and sharing experiences.
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Inside the fort were wooden barracks two stories high, built around the parade ground.
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