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AGROUND
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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
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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
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