ground out

See also: groundout

English

Etymology 1

Verb

ground out (third-person singular simple present grounds out, present participle grounding out, simple past and past participle grounded out)

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

   Jones grounded out to lead off the third.

Translations

to provide grounding

Finnish: maadoittaa (fi)

Noun

ground out (plural ground outs)

1. (baseball) An instance of grounding out.

   A ground out was recorded on the scorecard.

Alternative forms

• groundout

See also

• ground out on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Verb

ground out

1. simple past and past participle of grind out

Anagrams

• out ground, outground