give ground
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give ground
verb gives ground · giving ground · gave ground · given ground
- To retreat. Those male moose at the southeast arm didn't frighten very much when we docked to fly-fish one day. One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted. We gave ground.
- To yield an advantage.
Similar: cede the field, turn tail · Opposite: gain ground
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Similar: cede the field, turn tail · Opposite: gain ground
Talk about this word "give ground." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/give%20ground. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. give ground. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/give%20ground "give ground." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/give%20ground.Cite this
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title = {give ground},
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