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To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.

The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. Macaulay.

In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes, like network.

rd's blood. Shak. In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. Bacon.

The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.

The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.

rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. Shak. To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.

A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. Ricochet firing (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bo…

ose of; to dispatch; to finish. [R.] "Willingness rids way." Shak. Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves were at our tails. J. Webster. To be rid of, to be free or delivered from. -- To get rid of, to get deliverance from; to free one's self from.

A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.

A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.

A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification. There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues. Hooker. Only for the right…

To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction. "A rising ground." Dryden.

Canada robin (Zoöl.), the cedar bird. -- Golden robin (Zoöl.), the Baltimore oriole. -- Ground robin (Zoöl.), the chewink. -- Indian robin (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. -- Magrie robi…

or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. A rising earthquake rocked the ground. Dryden.

opean deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.

Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidæ. Ground roller (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground. -- Roller bolt, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]…

A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine. Tomlison.

The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond.