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running aground

running aground is the present participle and gerund of run aground.

Meaning of run aground

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.
  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.

Questions about running aground

What is running aground the present participle and gerund of?
Running aground is the present participle and gerund of run aground.

Words near running aground in the dictionary

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

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