Part 4998

<h1>Ground</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Grounded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Grounding</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To lay, set, or run, on the ground.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.</def>

<blockquote>Being rooted and <b>grounded</b> in love. <i>Eph. iii. 17.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, <b>ground</b> even an argument to his negation. <i>Sir W. Hamilton </i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To instruct in elements or first principles.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see <er>Ground</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.</def>

<h1>Ground</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; <as>as, the ship grounded on the bar</as>.</def>

<h1>Ground</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground</hw>, <def><tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> of <er>Grind</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Ground cock</col>, <cd>a cock, the plug of which is ground into its seat, as distinguished from a compression cock.</cd> <i>Knight</i>. -- <col>Ground glass</col>, <cd>glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.</cd> -- <col>Ground joint</col></mcol>, <cd>a close joint made by grinding together two pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with fine sand and water.</cd></cs>

<h1>Groundage</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.</def>

<i>Bouvier.</i>

<h1>Groundedly</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"ed*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a grounded or firmly established manner.</def>

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<h1>Grounden</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Grind</er>.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Grounding</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.</def>

<h1>Groundless</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>grundle\'a0s</ets> bottomless.]</ety> <def>Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; <as>as, <ex>groundless</ex> fear; a <ex>groundless</ex> report or assertion.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ground"less*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <tt>Ground"less*ness</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Groundling</h1> <Xpage=653>

<hw>Ground"ling</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ground</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach.</def>