ALL meanings of aground
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A a - adverb aground If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck. 3
- adverb aground on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water 3
- adverb aground on or onto the shore, the bottom, a reef, etc. 3
- adverb aground onto the shore, onto land 1
- adjective aground ship, etc.: stranded on land 1
- noun aground (with reference to a ship) on or onto the bottom in shallow water. 1
- adjective aground (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. 0
- adjective aground (Obsolete (No longer in use)) SLA Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined, like a boat that has run aground. 0
- adverb aground (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. 0