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running to ground

running to ground is the present participle and gerund of run to ground.

Meaning of run to ground

Verb

run to ground (third-person singular simple present runs to ground, present participle running to ground, simple past ran to ground, past participle run to ground)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of run to earth.
    Synonyms:
    run to earth

Questions about running to ground

What is running to ground the present participle and gerund of?
Running to ground is the present participle and gerund of run to ground.

Words near running to ground in the dictionary

  1. running times
  2. running title
  3. running titles
  4. running to
  5. running to earth
  6. running to ground
  7. running to the ground
  8. running to the hills
  9. running to waste
  10. running track
  11. running tracks

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