"make ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-make ground.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes ground [present, singular, third-person], making ground [participle, present], made ground [participle, past], made ground [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> ground}} make ground (third-person singular simple present makes ground, present participle making ground, simple past and past participle made ground)
  1. (idiomatic) gain ground; make progress. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_ground-en-verb-00OyyvrU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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