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AGROUND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float

Example:

a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

afloat (borne on the water; floating)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the bottom lodged on the ground

Example:

he ran the ship aground

Classified under:

Adverbs

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