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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
ground \ground\ (ground), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {grounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {grounding}.]
1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
Being rooted and grounded in love. --Eph. iii. 17.
So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation. --Sir W. Hamilton
3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see {Ground}, noun, 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health sufficient to interfere with performance. [PJC]
7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for inspection. [PJC]
8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child), especially social activity outside the house; -- usually for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two weeks. [PJC]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "grounded": aground, anchored, beached, castaway, caught, chained, fast, fastened, fixed, foundered, held, high and dry, impacted, inextricable, jammed, marooned, moored, on the rocks, packed, set fast, shipwrecked, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, swamped, tethered, tied, transfixed, wedged, wrecked
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