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Meaning: (intransitive,especially of an animal,chieflyUK)Toescapeinto aburrow,hole, etc. when beinghunted.The fox escaped from the hounds bygoing to ground.1912,H. Rider Haggard, chapter 19, inMarie:I heard them on the other bank, and then saw a man on a horse crossing the river, andwent to groundlike a jackal.; (idiomatic,by extension)Tohidefrompublicview orsequesteroneself, especially whenauthorities, members of thenews media, or others are looking for one.1906,Arthur Griffiths, chapter 11, inThe Passenger from Calais:It was more than enough for my fugitives to clear out of the Lausanne station and make some new move, to hide away in an out-of-the-way spot,go to groundin fact, or travel in another direction.2008January 24, Vivienne Walt, “France's $7.2 Billion Hit”, inTime:Kerviel's identity was revealed on theFinancial TimesandDaily Telegraphwebsites, but was not confirmed by bank officials, who admitted on Thursday that the rogue trader appeared to havegone to groundand that they had no idea where he was.; (intransitive,sports,chieflyUK)Tofallto the ground, lose one'sfooting, come off one's feet, whether by design, accident, or foul2002October 21, Andy Wilson, “Lowes rages as Saints clinch title thriller”, inThe Guardian[1]:There can never have been a more blatant voluntary tackle than the way the Saints captain Chris Joyntwent to groundon the penultimate play of the game, to deny Bradford any chance of regaining possession after Sean Long's drop goal 30 seconds or so earlier.2004May 10, Andy Gray, “The pace, power and desire to conquer all”, inThe Guardian[2]:He defends well and his recovery is good, meaning he can get up and get back at people if hegoes to ground.2013January 18, David Lacey, “FA has made dealing with dangerous lunges harder for refs to tackle”, inThe Guardian[3]:The sort of tackle which continues to be questioned is the bulldozing type which often occurs when a defendergoes to groundas he makes the challenge.2018April 12, Dominic Fifield, “Those who call me a diver are jumping on the bandwagon, says Wilfried Zaha”, inThe Guardian[4]:Wilfried Zaha has dismissed suggestions hegoes to groundtoo easily and accused those who brand him a diver of “jumping on the bandwagon” as the Ivory Coast winger seeks to edge Crystal Palace closer to safety with victory in the derby against Brighton on Saturday.; (intransitive,sports,chieflyUK)(of the ball) to touch the ground; to be dropped2011September 11, Tom Bryant, “Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland 22-10 USA - as it happened”, inThe Guardian[5]:Ireland get the next put in. They could, and probably should, put the screws on the US now as their fitness and technique begins to tell. [...] Instead, the ballgoes to groundas it wings its way down the Irish line. It doesn't go forward though, so they keep on pushing up the pitch.2022May 8, Gerard Meagher, “Finn Russell’s stunner for Racing 92 knocks Sale out of Champions Cup”, inThe Guardian[6]:What was, in truth, a pretty dreadful first half came to life in the final minute when a wayward pass from De Klerkwent to groundbehind Tuilagi, who gathered, spun, spotted a gap left by overzealous Racing defenders and breezed under the posts.2024May 30, Tanya Aldred, “England v Pakistan: fourth men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened”, inThe Guardian[7]:Iftikhar slams the next but itgoes to groundjust short of Jordan at long on.
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