grounded

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.

2. (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.

3. (of a person) Mature, sensible with well-considered priorities.

4. (electricity, Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of ground