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run aground

/ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

run aground verb: to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

Verb

run aground (third-person singular simple present runs aground, present participle running aground, simple past ran aground, past participle run aground)

  1. (intransitive) To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea.
    • The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.2019 November 15, Simon Little, “Stranded container barge refloated, moved after running aground on Quadra Island”, in Global News, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2020
  2. (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.

run aground meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

run aground in Tagalog

to be immobilized by shallow water
sumadsad, sumagadsad

run aground in Vietnamese

to be immobilized by shallow water
mắc cạn

Synonyms of run aground

Forms of run aground

third-person singular presentruns aground
present participlerunning aground
pastran aground
past participlerun aground

Questions about run aground

What does run aground mean?
Run aground means to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
What is run aground in Tagalog?
Run aground in Tagalog is sumadsad, sumagadsad. See Run aground meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is run aground?
Run aground is a verb.
How do you pronounce run aground?
Run aground is pronounced /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of run aground?
The past tense of run aground is ran aground.

Words near run aground in the dictionary

  1. run adrift
  2. run afoul
  3. run afoul of
  4. run after
  5. run against
  6. run aground
  7. run ahead
  8. run along
  9. run amok
  10. run amuck
  11. run an errand

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