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Foundering
see synonyms of founderingNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Foundering
see synonyms of founderingnoun
a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc
verb (intransitive)
1.
(of a ship) to sink
2.
to break down or fail
the project foundered
3.
to sink into or become stuck in soft ground
4.
to fall in or give way; collapse
5.
(of a horse) to stumble or go lame
6. archaic
(of animals, esp livestock) to become ill from overeating
noun
7. veterinary science another name for laminitis
noun
a.
a person who makes metal castings
b.
(in combination)
an iron founder
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Foundering
see synonyms of foundering verb intransitive
1.
to stumble, fall, or go lame
2.
to become stuck as in soft ground; bog down
3.
to fill with water, as during a storm, and sink
said of a ship or boat4.
to become sick from overeating
used esp. of livestock5.
to break down; fail
verb transitive
6.
to cause to founder
noun
7.
laminitis
noun
1.
a person who founds, or establishes
2. [usually F-]
founding father (sense 2)
noun
a person who founds, or casts, metals, glass, etc.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Foundering
see synonyms of founderingv. foun·dered, foun·der·ing, foun·ders
v.intr.
1. To sink below the surface of the water: The ship struck a reef and foundered.
2. To cave in; sink: The platform swayed and then foundered.
3. To fail utterly; collapse: a marriage that soon foundered.
4. To stumble, especially to stumble and go lame. Used of horses.
5. To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.
6. To be afflicted with laminitis. Used of horses.
v.tr.
To cause to founder: A large wave foundered the boat.
n.
See laminitis.
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