what does "ground" mean in this sentence?
sentence:your father won't ground you or beat you when you get terrible grades"

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Ground means to "forbid you from going out of the house for a period of time as a punishment for doing something"'

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Here in America 'grounding' would be referring to confining the person to the house as a punishment, typically for a specified time.  It might also includes 'no talking to friends', taking away a cell phone, set hours they might have to study at home.

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