1. The process of connecting electrical equipment or a circuit to the ground (earth) to ensure safety by preventing electric shocks
   "Proper grounding is essential for electrical safety in buildings";
   - earthing [Brit]
    
2. Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
   "a good grounding in mathematics";
   - foundation

1. Place or put on the ground
   "The pilot safely grounded the plane after the emergency"
    
2. Hit or reach the ground
   "The canoe grounded on the sandy shore";
   - run aground
    
3. Fix firmly and stably
   "ground the lamppost in concrete";
   - anchor
    
4. Confine or restrict to the ground
   "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
    
5. Bring to the ground
   "the storm grounded the ship";
   - strand, run aground
    
6. Instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
   "The tutor grounded the students in basic algebra"
    
7. (football) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
   "The quarterback grounded the ball to avoid a sack"
    
8. (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field
   "he grounded to the second baseman"
    
9. Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
   "They grounded the canvas before painting";
   - prime, undercoat
    
10. Connect to a ground
    "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
     
11. Use as a basis for; found on
    "They grounded their theory on solid research";
    - establish, base, found

Derived forms: groundings

Type of: arrive at, attachment, attain, confine, connect, constrain, education, fasten, fastening, father, fix, gain, hit, hold, initiate, instruct, land, lay, learn [archaic], link, link up, make, originate, paint, place, pose, position, put, reach, restrain, secure, set, start, teach, throw, tie, wing

Encyclopedia: Grounding