You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 13.

Peanut Day

Today’s word is ground, spelled g-r-o-u-n-d.

ground /ɡraʊnd/ ●○○ verb

[transitive] to stop an aircraft or pilot from flying

All planes are grounded until the fog clears.

The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded.

The plane was grounded by mechanical problems.

Bad weather grounded his flight.

[transitive] informal to stop a child going out with their friends as a punishment for behaving badly

I got home at 2 am and Dad grounded me on the spot.

My parents grounded me for a week.

hit the ground running idiom

to start doing something successfully without any delay

Law graduates are expected to hit the ground running.

They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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