·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Ground.
II. Grounding ·noun The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, ·etc.; a basis.
The act of laying a ship on shore, in order to bream or repair her; it is also applied to runnings a...
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