ground
- noun
- /ɡraʊnd/
- The negotiator worked hard to find common ground that both parties could agree on.
- common ground
- lose ground
- gain ground
So how do you hold your ground and let someone in?
- So how do you hold your ground and let someone in?
- So in a way, when we try to play their ground game, they get stronger.
- So he lost the most ground in my mind for sure.
- But the point thing, like where can I gain the most ground on competitors or lose the least?
- So, so best case, hold your ground right there.
- So what you need, what we need is to is to win the ground, win the right to govern.
- They immediately cede ground and caved to MAGA upon arrival.
- He's one of the guys that is making sure there's a ground game that works for Trump.
- If you play the narcissistic person's ground game, you're seen.
- See, The thing is, I have no ground game at all at all, right?
- So but I stood my ground baby, and let my yappers shine.
Examples
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Collis compels the reader to find common ground within the cultural volumes of language.
Academic text (2013) -
Despite these obstacles, the Northwest remains fertile ground for efforts to resolve economic and environmental conflicts.
Academic text (1993) -
So how do you hold your ground and let someone in?
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On the news they said the U.S. is really starting to gain ground over there.
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You were either gaining ground or you were losing ground in that second.
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A few bold civilians stood their ground and fired back at the soldiers.
Academic text (2011) -
Fundamentalists want to regain ground which, in their view, has been unfairly taken from them.
Academic text (1991) -
By rejecting options two, four, and five, the governor sought to find middle ground between traditionalists and modernists.
Academic text (2008) -
Social workers can help educators and caregivers find common ground in the face of conflicting perspectives.
Academic text (2013) -
In the debate last night, she was able to hold her ground against the opposing arguments.
Synonyms
An advantage in an argument or moral debate
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make a person or company exhausted to the point of ruin by pushing them too hard
Treat a holy place like a temple with disrespect by damaging or polluting it
- Informal
To pay close attention to what people say and do to know what is happening
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
Compounds
The place in New York City where the World Trade Center was before the 2001 terrorist attacks
- NSFW
A law allowing someone to use force, even deadly force, without first trying to leave when threatened
A place where things start and grow, often causing trouble like crime or fake news
A place where animals go to mate and raise young or where problems start and grow
- Specialized
Used from a plane to attack or send messages to targets on the ground
A place where a person, group, or animal feels most comfortable, often a team's regular field
- Specialized
A slow burn in the layer of dead leaves and wood under the soil, often without visible flames
- US
A very large extinct mammal with long claws that lived on land in the Americas long ago
- Specialized
A plane gets extra upward lift and less air resistance when it flies very close to the ground
A shiny black or metallic beetle that lives on the ground and eats harmful insects
- Specialized
Frozen water below the ground that forms when water in soil freezes in very cold places
- Specialized
A way to see tiny things under a microscope as bright shapes on a dark background
A slow hard-bodied black beetle that lives on the ground whose young eat rotting plants or stored grain
- Specialized
A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small reddish-grey snake in eastern North America that burrows under leaves and soil
A large squirrel that lives in burrows in far northern North America and hibernates for many months
- Specialized
A large Arctic deer that lives on the tundra and migrates long distances
A small brown animal with black stripes on its back that lives on the ground in western North America
- Archaic
A low plant like mint that spreads across the ground with round leaves and small purple flowers
- Jargon
A ball hit on the ground that moves unexpectedly and is hard to field
A low plant with long creeping stems and upright branches that looks like a small pine tree
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
To gain or lose ground in a fight or competition comes from the idea of land or space under your feet; since ground meant 'land' you control, gaining ground means winning space or an advantage.