Grounded vs Stopped - What's the difference?
grounded | stopped |
(aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
(of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
(of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.
(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
(ground)
(stop)
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
(phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .
As adjectives the difference between grounded and stopped
is that grounded is (aviation|of an airman) not allowed to fly while stopped is (of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;.As verbs the difference between grounded and stopped
is that grounded is (ground) while stopped is (stop).grounded
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(wikipedia grounded)Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *stopped
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.