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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aground, anchored, beached, castaway, caught, chained, fast, fastened, fixed, foundered, held, high and dry, impacted, inextricable, jammed, marooned, moored, on the rocks, packed, set fast, shipwrecked, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, swamped, tethered, tied, transfixed, wedged, wrecked
Dictionary Results for grounded:
1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ground \ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. grounded; p. pr.
   & vb. n. grounding.]
   1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
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   2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
      principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
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            Being rooted and grounded in love.    --Eph. iii.
                                                  17.
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            So far from warranting any inference to the
            existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
            even an argument to his negation.     --Sir W.
                                                  Hamilton
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   3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
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   4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
      a part of an electrical circuit.
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   5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
      etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other
      materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
      ornament.
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   6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a
      disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health
      sufficient to interfere with performance.
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   7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe
      condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety
      regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a
      Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for
      inspection.
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   8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child),
      especially social activity outside the house; -- usually
      for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded
      for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two
      weeks.
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