land

noun

1. the solid part of the earth's surface not covered by water
2. a specific part of the earth's surface
3. 1. a country, region, etc. a distant land, one's native land
   2. the inhabitants of such an area; nation's people
4. ground or soil in terms of its quality, location, etc. rich land, high land
5. 1. ground considered as property; estate to invest in land
   2. specific holdings in land
6. rural or farming regions as distinguished from urban regions to return to the land
7. that part of a grooved surface which is not indented, as any of the ridges between the grooves in the bore of a rifle
8. ☆ the Lord: a euphemism for land's sake!
9. Econ. natural resources

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to OHG lant < IE base *lendh-, unoccupied land, heath, steppe > Bret lann, heath (> Fr lande, moor), Welsh llan, enclosure, yard

transitive verb

1. to put on shore from a ship or boat
2. to bring into; cause to enter or end up in a particular place or condition a fight landed him in jail
3. to set (an aircraft) down on land or water
4. to draw successfully onto land or into a boat; catch to land a fish
5. Informal to get, win, or secure to land a job
6. Informal to deliver (a blow)

Etymology: ME landen < the n., replacing OE lendan < *landjan

intransitive verb

1. to leave a ship or boat and go on shore; disembark
2. to come to a port or to shore: said of a ship
3. to arrive at a specified place; end up
4. to alight or come to rest, as after a flight, jump, or fall