grounded
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Definitions ofgrounded
- To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
Synonyms: earth
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
Synonyms: gate
Example: "Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!"
- To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Example: "Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."
- To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
Example: "Jim was grounded in maths."
- To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
- To place something on the ground.
- To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
Example: "The ship grounded on the bar."
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
Example: "I ground myself with meditation."
- (of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
- (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
- (of a person) Mature, sensible with well-considered priorities.
- Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
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