grounded

1. 1
   adjectivenot before a noun

   Made to stay home as a punishment, usually by a parent.

   Like having to stay in your room as a long time-out.

   She was grounded for a week after missing curfew.

   Being grounded meant he couldn't go to the party with his friends.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Calm and sensible, with a clear sense of what really matters.

   Like a tree with deep roots that doesn't fall over in a storm.

   She stayed grounded even after she became famous.

   He's a grounded person who never loses sight of his family.

   Similardown-to-earth, level-headed, balanced, sensible, stable

   Oppositeflighty, fake, pretentious

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3. 3
   adjective

   Stopped from flying and kept on the ground.

   Like a bike with a flat tire that has to stay in the garage.

   The jets stayed grounded all day during the snowstorm.

   With one engine faulty, the small plane remained grounded.

   Oppositeairborne

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4. 4
   adjectiveCanadaUS

   Joined to the ground by a wire, so extra electricity can flow away safely.

   Like a safety path that lets extra electricity escape into the earth instead of into you.

   Make sure the appliance is grounded before you use it.

   A grounded outlet helps protect you from electric shock.

   Similarearthed

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5. 5
   adjective

   Stuck on the bottom in shallow water and unable to move.

   Like a toy boat stuck on the sand when the water pulls back.

   The boat was grounded on a sandbar near the shore.

   At low tide the ferry sat grounded in the mud.

   Similaraground, stranded, beached

   Oppositeafloat

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6. 6
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of ground. Use this form when the action already happened.

   The airline grounded all its planes after the warning.

   Heavy fog grounded the helicopters for hours.

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