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Mentally calm, stable, or well-adjusted
“It has never been more important to remain grounded than it is right now. When you're grounded, centered, balanced, and connected with the Earth's energy, it's easier to stay collected no matter what happens.”
Run aground, and typically stranded
“A grounded ship's hull loses stability and can roll over on its side or capsize.”
Stranded in a desolate or isolated place or location
“Without an outbound transportation arrangement, we were grounded and stranded in Manhattan on the eve of the New Year.”
Based on, or displaying, common sense
Experienced, knowledgeable, or familiar with (something)
Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change
Involving or characterized by scholarship
To have set up on a long-term basis
“Riemann feels a strong compulsion to ground his theories in the basic facts of the musical material.”
Past tense for to land on solid ground (after being in the water or air)
“He would pilot it south to a marsh area called Sumerled, where they would ground the boat and set fire to it.”
Past tense for to provide an educational or philosophical foundation for
“She spends much time with the Benedictines who ground her in their spiritual disciplines and teachings.”
Past tense for to provide a substantiation or justification for
“And on what evidence, pray tell, do you ground these heinous accusations?”
Past tense for to punish through confinement or deprivation, especially a child or teenager
“If Henry left a room looking like that, he thought, his mother would ground him for at least one weekend, maybe even two.”
Past tense for to prohibit or prevent (a pilot or an aircraft) from flying
“The move comes three weeks after the airline was forced to ground its aircraft due to a dispute over leasing payments.”
Past tense for to use as a basis for
Past tense for to place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
Past tense for to knock down (a person)
Past tense for to be controlled or determined by
Past tense for to reach land, especially of a vessel
Past tense for to bring down or cause to descend
Past tense for to come to rest after a descent from above
Past tense for to bring down (a tall object)
Past tense for to fall down or to a lower level, especially abruptly
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