Ground (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Constrain
• Hold
• Confine

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ²

Connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Tie
• Link
• Link Up

Related Words

• Ground (noun)
• Grounding (noun)

Meaning ³

Hit onto the ground.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

• Grounder (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

• Base
• Found
• Establish

Hyponyms

• Build

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ⁷

Instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

• Instruct
• Learn

Meaning ⁸

Bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• A strong gust of wind grounded the helicopter near the mountain.
• The rough seas and heavy winds finally grounded the small boat on the rocky shore.
• A freak storm grounded our hot air balloon hours before the scheduled landing time.
• The crew of the damaged aircraft decided to ground the plane for safety repairs.
• High-speed police chases grounded the ambulance that tried to cross the road.

Synonyms

• Strand
• Run Aground

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ⁹

Hit or reach the ground.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Run Aground

Hypernyms

• Attain
• Make
• Hit
• Arrive At
• Gain

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ¹⁰

Cover with a primer; apply a primer to.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Undercoat
• Prime

Hypernyms

• Paint

Related Words

• Ground (noun)

Meaning ¹¹

Fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Anchor

Hypernyms

• Secure
• Fasten

Meaning ¹²

Place or put on the ground.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Position
• Pose
• Place
• Set
• Lay

Related Words

• Ground (noun)