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ground verb1. ME.
[from the noun.]
I. verb trans. Lay the foundations of (a house etc.); found, establish firmly. ME-E17.
verb trans. Establish, base (an institution, principle, or belief) on, upon, or in some fact or authority. Now usu. in pass. LME.
H. L. Mencken A large part of altruism,..is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about. P. Fuller Culture itself is grounded in man's highly specific psycho-biological nature.
b. In pass. Of a conjecture, fear, etc.: be (well or ill) founded. M18.
verb trans. Establish or settle (a person) in respect of his or her position, beliefs, etc. Foll. by in, of. Long obsolete exc. dial. LME.
verb refl. & intrans. Rest or rely upon, esp. in argument. LME-E19.
verb trans. Foll. by in: instruct (a person) thoroughly in the rudiments of a subject; in pass., be (well or ill) acquainted with a subject. LME.
C. Rycroft My father grounded his sons in the first principles of mathematics.
verb trans. Provide with a ground or basis for painting, embroidery, etc. LME.
verb trans. Form or supply grounds or a reason for. rare. M17.
II.
verb trans. Bring to the ground, knock down. ME.
fig.: J. N. Isbister His theories had well and truly grounded the old enemy, religion.
verb trans. & intrans. Nautical. (Cause to) run aground; in pass. be beached or stranded. LME.
Lifeboat Launched to help a Grimsby steam trawler,..which had grounded on a reef.
verb trans. & intrans. Nautical. (Cause to) sink to the bottom. M17.
J. Smeaton We proceeded lowering till our anchor was grounded.
verb trans. Place or set (esp. a weapon) on the ground; put down. M17.
ground arms lay down one's weapons, esp. in surrender.
R. Adams Each man grounded his spear and laid it beside his belt.
b. verb intrans. Come to or strike the ground; land. M18.
c. verb intrans. Baseball. Hit a ground-ball to the infield; be thrown out at first base as a result of this. E20.
verb trans. Electricity. Connect with the soil as a conductor; earth. Chiefly N. Amer. L19.
verb trans. Prevent or prohibit (an aircraft, pilot, etc.) from flying. Also transf. curtail the actions or activities of (a person), esp. as a punishment. M20.
Daily Telegraph Three..jets were grounded by mechanical faults and an accident. T. K. Wolfe Slayton's problem was that the Air Force had decided to ground him altogether.
Comb.: groundout Baseball a play in which a batter grounds out.