noun
grounders
GROWN-duhz
Grounders (noun) means a children's playground game where one player, with eyes shut, tries to tag others who must stay off the ground. Example: “The kids played grounders on the climbing frame at recess.”
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A children's playground game where one player, with eyes shut, tries to tag others who must stay off the ground.
"The games they learn to play — like the tag game "grounders" or "cops-and-robbers" — are things that show up on many school playgrounds."
— Clare Hennig, Future of summer camp for refugee children uncertain as student founders graduate (2019)
""It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like the colours. They're really nice.""
— , Dalhousie ready to play (2016)
"The kids played grounders on the climbing frame at recess."
How to use grounders
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tag-style playground game where being on the ground makes you vulnerable to being caught.
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What does “grounders” mean?
The word “grounders” means a children's playground game where one player, with eyes shut, tries to tag others who must stay off the ground. In plain terms, a tag-style playground game where being on the ground makes you vulnerable to being caught.
How do you pronounce “grounders”?
“Grounders” is pronounced GROWN-duhz (/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/ in IPA).
How do you use “grounders” in a sentence?
Here is “grounders” used in a sentence: “The kids played grounders on the climbing frame at recess.”
What part of speech is “grounders”?
“Grounders” is a noun.
