Grounded
To dream of being grounded predicts an important problem involving a decision you will find difficult to make. Before you commit yourself, get advice from someone who is experienced in life.
To dream of being released from a grounding means you have enough information to make an important choice.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma]
- 2: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn: reason, ground]
- 3: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" [syn: earth, ground]
- 4: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: footing, basis, ground]
- 5: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
- 6: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" [syn: background, ground]
- 7: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: land, ground, soil]
- 8: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused [ant: figure]
- 9: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) [syn: ground, earth]
- 10: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- 11: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat]
- v. 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: anchor, ground]
- 2: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
- 3: place or put on the ground
- 4: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- 5: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn: ground, strand, run aground]
- 6: hit or reach the ground [syn: ground, run aground]
- 7: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- 8: hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
- 9: hit onto the ground
- 10: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: prime, ground, undercoat]
- 11: connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
- 12: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: establish, base, ground, found]