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Foundering

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Noun

1. foundering, going under

(of a ship) sinking

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Foundering

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noun
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

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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 boat
4. 
to become sick from overeating
used esp. of livestock
5. 
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.

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Foundering

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v. 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.

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