groundest

Verb

ground (third-person singular simple present grounds, present participle grounding, simple past and past participle grounded)

1. (US, transitive) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
   • These geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can become a hazard when they flow through conducting infrastructure, usually entering and exiting networks where equipment is grounded to Earth.2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30

   Synonyms:

   earth

2. (Philippines, transitive) To electrocute.
3. (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
   • If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.

   Synonyms:

   gate

4. (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
   • Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
5. (transitive) To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
   • Jim was grounded in maths.
6. To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.

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