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Ground

  • 1 Ground

    subs.
    P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, P. ἔδαφος, τό, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, δάπεδον, τό (Eur., Ion, 576, Or. 1645) (also Xen.), V. οὖδας, τό.
    Land for cultivating: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, ἀγρός, ὁ (or pl.), Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), γύαι, οἱ.
    On the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμαί, πέδοι (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Sleeping on the ground, adj.: V. χαμαικοίτης,
    Fallen on the ground: V. χαμαιπετής.
    Walking the ground: V. πεδοστιβής, χθονοστιβής.
    To the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμᾶζε, V. πέδονδε ἔραζε (Æsch., frag.).
    From the ground: V. γῆθεν, Ar. χαμᾶθεν.
    Under the ground: see Underground.
    He is an enemy to the whole city and the very ground it stands on: P. ἐχθρός (ἐστιν) ὅλῃ τῇ πόλει καὶ τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει (Dem. 99).
    The city stood on high ground: P. (ἡ πόλις) ἦν ἐφʼ ὑψηλῶν χωρίων (Thuc. 3, 97).
    met., Excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.
    Reason, plea: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.
    Cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ.
    Principle: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.
    Ground for, pretext for: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ (gen.).
    On the ground of: P. and V. κατά (acc.).
    On all grounds: P. and V. πανταχῆ.
    On neither ground: P. κατʼ οὐδέτερον.
    On what ground? V. ἐκ τίνος λόγου;
    Why? P. and V. τί; τοῦ χάριν; P. τοῦ ἕνεκα; διὰ τί; V. πρὸς τί; εἰς τί; τί χρῆμα; τίνος χάριν; τίνος ἕκατι; ἐκ τοῦ; see Why.
    Go over old ground constantly: P. θάμα μεταστρέφεσθαι ἐπὶ τὰ εἰρημένα (Plat., Crat. 428D).
    Gain ground, v.: P. and V. προχωρεῖν.
    Lose ground: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
    Stand one's ground: P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι, μένειν, P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.
    Recover ground lost through indolence: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλαμβάνειν (Dem. 42).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Secure, make firm: P. βεβαιοῦν.
    Plant, fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι, V. ἐρείδειν, ἀντερείδειν.
    Ground arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.
    Instruct: P. and V. διδάσκειν, παιδεύειν; see Instruct.
    Run ( a ship) aground: P. and V. ὀκέλλειν, P. ἐποκέλλειν, V. κέλλειν, ἐξοκέλλειν.
    Run aground, v. intrans.: P. ὀκέλλειν, ἐποκέλλειν, V. ἐξοκέλλειν.
    Ground on ( as a ship on a reef): P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.).
    ——————
    adj.
    Of corn: P. ἀληλεμένος.

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  • 2 ground

    past tense, past participle; = grind

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  • 3 ground

    1) γη
    2) έδαφος
    3) προσαράσσω

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  • 4 Ground-work

    subs.
    met., P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, ἀφορμή, ἡ.

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  • 5 cover ground

    (to deal with a certain amount of work etc: We've covered a lot of ground at this morning's meeting.) καλύπτω διάφορα θέματα

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  • 6 gain ground

    1) (to make progress.) κερδίζω έδαφος
    2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) κερδίζω έδαφος

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  • 7 hold one's ground

    (to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) μένω ακλόνητος στις θέσεις μου

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  • 8 lose ground

    (to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) χάνω έδαφος

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  • 9 suit (someone) down to the ground

    (to suit perfectly: That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.) ταιριάζω απόλυτα

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  • 10 suit (someone) down to the ground

    (to suit perfectly: That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.) ταιριάζω απόλυτα

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  • 11 break new ground

    (to deal with a subject for the first time.) καινοτομώ

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  • 12 get (something) off the ground

    (to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ

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  • 13 get (something) off the ground

    (to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ

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  • 14 recreation ground

    (a piece of land for playing sports, games etc on.) χώρος αναψυχής

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  • 15 Paw the ground

    v. trans.
    Use P. and V. σκιρτᾶν.

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  • 16 Pleasure ground

    subs.
    Garden: P. and V. κῆπος, ὁ.

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  • 17 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective
    He is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος
    - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα
    - downy

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  • 18 crawl

    [kro:l] 1. verb
    1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) έρπω, σέρνομαι
    2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) μπουσουλώ
    3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) προχωρώ με βήμα σημειωτόν
    4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) είμαι γεμάτος
    2. noun
    1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) αργός ρυθμός
    2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) κολύμβηση κρόουλ

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  • 19 creep

    I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb
    1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) γλιστρώ αθόρυβα
    2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) σέρνομαι
    3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) αναρριχώμαι
    II [kri:p]
    ((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) παλιάνθρωπος
    - creepy
    - creepily
    - creepiness
    - creepy-crawly
    - creep up on
    - make someone's flesh creep

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  • 20 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί

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