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Vinony

run aground

verb

  1. to touch ground below the water, become stuck because of it
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/

verb

  1. 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.”

    “The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.”

  2. To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

    “The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.”