unground
English
Etymology
un- + ground
Adjective
unground (not comparable)
- Not having been ground; unpulverized.
- A bit of unground wheat in flour can really hurt when you bite it, another reason to sift.
Verb
unground (third-person singular simple present ungrounds, present participle ungrounding, simple past and past participle ungrounded)
- (transitive, electricity, electronics) To remove a connection to ground potential.
- If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.
- (transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
- We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.