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unground en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *grunduz
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
English unground
From un- + ground.
Meanings
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(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.
Translations (4)
hu őröletlen (not having been ground) · hu őrletlen (not having been ground) · grc ἄμυλος (not having been ground) · hu darálatlan (not having been ground)
unground en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *grunduz
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
English unground
From un- + ground.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove a connection to ground potential.
If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.
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(transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
I just had to make John promise not to do anything "bad" at the CYO dance. He was just ungrounded.
1965 February 7, Lou Sullivan, Diary:We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.
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