"grounding" in the noun sense

1. foundation, grounding

education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

"he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"

"a good grounding in mathematics"

2. grounding, earthing

fastening electrical equipment to earth

"grounding" in the verb sense

1. anchor, ground

fix firmly and stably

"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

2. ground

confine or restrict to the ground

"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

3. ground

place or put on the ground

4. ground

instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

5. ground, strand, run aground

bring to the ground

"the storm grounded the ship"

6. ground, run aground

hit or reach the ground

7. ground

throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

8. ground

hit a groundball

"he grounded to the second baseman"

9. ground

hit onto the ground

10. prime, ground, undercoat

cover with a primer apply a primer to

11. ground

connect to a ground

"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

12. establish, base, ground, found

use as a basis for found on

"base a claim on some observation"

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