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As a noun, earth means soil. As a verb, it means connect electrically to the earth.
Meanings of earth
24 meaningsnoun
Soil.
“This is good earth for growing potatoes.”
Any general rock-based material.
“She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.”
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
“Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.”
UKA connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.
A region of the planet; a land or country.
Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.
The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
metonymicallyThe people on the globe.
Any planet similar to the Earth (our earth): an exoplanet viewed as another earth, or a potential one.
“New space telescopes may accelerate the search for other earths that may be out there.”
alchemyphilosophytaoismThe aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)location
“it was hell on earth”
The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
“they dug into the earth outside the church”
Similar: ground
Older and rare meanings (2)
archaicThe human body.
chemistryobsoleteAny of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.
verb
UKTo connect electrically to the earth.
“That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.”
To bury.
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
To burrow.
Hide in the earth like a hunted animal
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).