grounded

ground

• n.
  • the solid part of the earth's surface

    "he dropped the logs on the ground"

    同义词：landdry landearthsolid groundterra firma

  • a rational motive for a belief or action

    "the grounds for their declaration"

    同义词：reason

  • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

    同义词：earth

  • a relation that provides the foundation for something

    同义词：footingbasis

  • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

    "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"

  • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

    "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

    同义词：background

  • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

    同义词：landsoil

  • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
  • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

    同义词：earth

  • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
  • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

    同义词：flat coatprimerprimingprimer coatpriming coatundercoat

• v.
  • fix firmly and stably

    同义词：anchor

  • confine or restrict to the ground

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

  • place or put on the ground
  • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
  • bring to the ground

    "the storm grounded the ship"

    同义词：run aground

  • hit or reach the ground

    同义词：run aground

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

    "he grounded to the second baseman"

  • hit onto the ground
  • cover with a primer; apply a primer to

    同义词：primeundercoat

  • connect to a ground

    "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

  • use as a basis for; found on

    同义词：establishbasefound