hard ground

American  

noun

1. an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer.

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Example Sentences

Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

Often too sleepy to fly, the insects crash into the hard ground or almond trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

Gilbert issued his first walk to Perez to start the fifth inning, but Massey’s second plate appearance was the same as the first — a hard ground ball to France and a 3-6-3 double play.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

He threw a first-pitch fastball to Miami’s Garrett Cooper, who hit a hard ground ball to J.P.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Seconds later Harry’s feet slammed onto hard ground and he fell onto his hands and knees in the yard of the Burrow.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling