to ground

phrase

1

: into a burrow

the fox went to ground

2

: into hiding

… might need to make a run for it and go to ground someplace …

—Edward Hoagland

Examples of to ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My therapy dog and I accompanied grieving families to ground zero in the days following the attacks. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Sale got Alec Bohm, who hit a homer and an RBI double earlier in the game, to ground out. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Contrast a more vibrant ensemble with a neutral shoe shade like white or beige to ground your look. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026

Cleavinger was replaced after Justin Foscue singled, and Cam Booser got Corey Seager to ground into an inning-ending double play. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for to ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground