grounded

Meanings

Verb

• fix firmly and stably
• 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"
• hit or reach the ground
• 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
• connect to a ground
• use as a basis for; found on
• simple past and past participle of ground

Adj

• Not allowed to fly.
• Aground.
• Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
• Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
• With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.

Synonyms

anchor, base, establish, found, ground, prime, run aground, strand, undercoat

Antonyms

;, fake, flighty, out of touch, poseurish, pretentious, spacy