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Aground

//əˈɡɹaʊnd// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resting on the bottom. not-comparable
  2. 2
    at a loss, ruined, with no way out broadly, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Resting on the bottom. not-comparable

    "The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with the bottom lodged on the ground wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

Etymology 2

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

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