grounded

US

UK

A2

adjecitve

  • With a base in knowledge or reason
  • (Electrical equipment) Connected to earth
  • (Of plane) prevented from taking off, e.g. by fog

verb

  • To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
  • To connect electrical equipment to earth
  • To hit the bottom
  • (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
  • To prevent a plane from taking off