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intentional grounding noun[ U ] uk /ɪnˌten.ʃən.əl ˈɡraʊn.dɪŋ/ us /ɪnˌten.ʃən.əl ˈɡraʊn.dɪŋ/ in American football, an occasion when the quarterback throws the ball to a place where no player can catch it, in order to avoid being tackled(= made to fall to the ground) and losing yards, which is against the rules and results in a penalty : The quarterback was called for intentional grounding, and his team was penalized ten yards. If intentional grounding occurs when a quarterback is in his team's own end zone, the defence is awarded a safety. The referee called intentional grounding because no player was within five yards of the spot where the pass landed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg dime flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt return specialist returner turnover |