ground up

Meanings

• adjective

  Created or started from the beginning, using original materials or methods.

  - "The company was built ground up by two friends in their garage."
  - "The new manager came in and rebuilt the team ground up."

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Variants

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from the ground up , ground , ground forces , ground transportation , ground troops , ground war , grounds , into the ground , off the ground , on the ground , to ground

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Etymology

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The phrase 'ground up' is believed to have originated from the construction industry, where buildings are literally built from the ground up.

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Trivia

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1. The phrase 'ground up' is also used in cooking to describe dishes that are made from raw ingredients and not from pre-made or processed foods.

2. The term 'ground zero' refers to the point of origin of a destructive event, such as a bombing or an earthquake.

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1. grassroots: Refers to initiatives that originate among the people at the grassroots level, rather than being imposed from above.

2. bottom-up approach: A problem-solving strategy that starts with the basic components and builds up to the more complex systems.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ground up' is often used metaphorically to describe the process of starting something new from scratch. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's mansion as having been built 'ground up' after his death.

How to Memorize "ground up"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize building something from the ground up, such as a house or a business.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the phrase 'ground up' with starting something new from the beginning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym GROUND UP to remember the definition: 'G' for 'ground', 'R' for 'root', 'O' for 'origin', 'U' for 'under', 'N' for 'new', and 'D' for 'development' or 'design'.

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