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adj
Resting on the bottom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
at a loss, ruined, with no way out
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Resting on the bottom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
with the bottom lodged on the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
