Idioms for ground
Origin of ground
1
before 900; (noun) Middle English
grownd, grund, Old English
grund; cognate with Dutch
grond, German
Grund; (verb) Middle English
grundien, grownden “to set on a foundation, establish,” derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM ground
Words nearby ground
grotto,
grotty,
grouch,
grouchy,
grough,
ground,
ground alert,
ground bait,
ground ball,
ground bass,
ground beam
Definition for grounded (2 of 2)
ground
2
[ ground ]
/ graʊnd /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of grind.
adjective
reduced to fine particles or dust by grinding.
(of meat, vegetables, etc.) reduced to very small pieces by putting through a food processor or grinder: ground beef.
having the surface abraded or roughened by or as if by grinding, as in order to reduce its transparency: ground glass.
Origin of ground
2
1755–65
for def 2; see
ground1
Example sentences from the Web for grounded
British Dictionary definitions for grounded (1 of 3)
grounded
/ (ˈɡraʊndɪd) /
adjective
sensible and down-to-earth; having one's feet on the ground
British Dictionary definitions for grounded (2 of 3)
ground
1
/ (ɡraʊnd) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for ground
Old English
grund; related to Old Norse
grunn shallow,
grunnr, grund plain, Old High German
grunt
British Dictionary definitions for grounded (3 of 3)
ground
2
/ (ɡraʊnd) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of grind
adjective
having the surface finished, thickness reduced, or an edge sharpened by grinding
reduced to fine particles by grinding
Scientific definitions for grounded
ground
[ ground ]
A connection between an electrical conductor and the Earth. Grounds are used to establish a common zero-voltage reference for electric devices in order to prevent potentially dangerous voltages from arising between them and other objects. Also called earth
The set of shared points in an electrical circuit at which the measured voltage is taken to be zero. The ground is usually connected directly to the power supply and acts as a common sink for current flowing through the components in the circuit.
Idioms and Phrases with grounded
ground