Aground
/əˈɡɹaʊnd/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resting on the bottom. not-comparable
- 2 at a loss, ruined, with no way out broadly, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Resting on the bottom. not-comparable
"The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose."
Adverb
- 1 with the bottom lodged on the ground wordnet
Example
More examples"Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas."
Etymology
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.