grounding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
   foundation.
   
   • he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
   • a good grounding in mathematics
2. noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
   earthing.
   
3. verb fix firmly and stably
   anchor; ground.
   
   • anchor the lamppost in concrete
4. verb confine or restrict to the ground
   ground.
   
   • After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
5. verb place or put on the ground
   ground.
   
6. verb instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
   ground.
   
7. verb bring to the ground
   run aground; strand; ground.
   
   • the storm grounded the ship
8. verb hit or reach the ground
   run aground; ground.
   
9. verb throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
   ground.
   
10. verb hit a groundball
    ground.
    
    • he grounded to the second baseman
11. verb hit onto the ground
    ground.
    
12. verb cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    prime; undercoat; ground.
    
13. verb connect to a ground
    ground.
    
    • ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
14. verb use as a basis for; found on
    found; base; establish; ground.
    
    • base a claim on some observation

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