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aground

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????a?nd/
  • Rhymes: -a?nd

Adjective

aground (not comparable)

  1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
  2. (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out

Adverb

aground (not comparable)

  1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.

Derived terms

  • run aground

Translations

See also

  • ashore

Anagrams

  • Durango, Garduno, on guard

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neaped

English

Verb

neaped

  1. simple past tense and past participle of neap

Adjective

neaped (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, preventing floating till the next spring tide.

Synonyms

  • beneaped

Anagrams

  • Peaden, panéed, peaned

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