(electronics) To provide proper grounding for a circuit. / (baseball) To become out by hitting a ground ball which is fielded and leads to a force or tag of a runner.

(baseball) An instance of grounding out.

simple past tense and past participle of grind out

Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.

Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.

(physics) The stationary state of lowest energy of a particle or system of particles.

(baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder. / (lacrosse) A loose ball that is on the ground during play.

(military) The military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.

(idiomatic) A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.