SkyfireDict

grounding   (TTS Sound)

The noun grounding has 2 senses

• 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")


• grounding, earthing -- (fastening electrical equipment to earth)

The verb ground has 12 senses

• anchor, ground -- (fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete")


• ground -- (confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot")


• ground -- (place or put on the ground)


• ground -- (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject)


• ground, strand, run aground -- (bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship")


• ground, run aground -- (hit or reach the ground)


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


• ground -- (hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman")


• ground -- (hit onto the ground)


• prime, ground, undercoat -- (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)


• ground -- (connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons")


• establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation")