översättning av ground - Engelsk-svenskt lexikon och ordbok

substantiv

(the solid part of the earth's surface) land; dry land; earth; solid ground; terra firma; ground
(a rational motive for a belief or action) reason; ground
(the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface) earth; ground
(a relation that provides the foundation for something) footing; basis; ground
(a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)) ground
(the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground) background; ground
(material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)) land; soil; ground
(a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused) ground
(a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)) earth; ground
((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting) ground
(the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface) flat coat; primer; priming; primer coat; priming coat; undercoat; ground

verb

(press or grind with a crushing noise) crunch; cranch; craunch; grind; ground
(make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together) grate; grind; ground
(work hard) labor; labour; toil; fag; travail; grind; drudge; dig; moil; ground
(dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced) grind; ground
(reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) grind; mash; crunch; bray; comminute; ground
(created by grinding) grind; ground
(shape or form by grinding) grind; ground
(fix firmly and stably) anchor; ground
(confine or restrict to the ground) ground
(place or put on the ground) ground
(instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject) ground
(bring to the ground) strand; run aground; ground
(hit or reach the ground) run aground; ground
(throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage) ground
(hit a groundball) ground
(hit onto the ground) ground
(cover with a primer; apply a primer to) prime; undercoat; ground
(connect to a ground) ground
(use as a basis for; found on) establish; base; found; ground

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