aground

Etymology

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

adj

  1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
  2. (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out

adv

  1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.

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