going to ground

A form of go to ground — Of an animal, to escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of go to ground
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APA

going to ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20to%20ground

MLA

“going to ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20to%20ground. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “going to ground,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20to%20ground.

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