RUN AGROUND Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase run aground. (close relations)
Definition of RUN AGROUND
Best Alternative Words for RUN AGROUND
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| marooned | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • cut off or left behind | ||||||||
| stranded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • cut off or left behind | ||||||||
| stuck | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • caught or fixed adjective satellite • baffled | ||||||||
| beached | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake verb • land on a beach | ||||||||
| grounded | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface • a rational motive for a belief or action • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • a relation that provides the foundation for something • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface verb • fix firmly and stably • confine or restrict to the ground • place or put on the ground • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject • bring to the ground • hit or reach the ground • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage • (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field. • cover with a primer; apply a primer to • connect to a ground • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| shipwrecked | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a wrecked ship (or a part of one) • an irretrievable loss • an accident that destroys a ship at sea verb • ruin utterly • suffer failure, as in some enterprise • cause to experience shipwreck • destroy a ship | ||||||||
| ground | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface • a rational motive for a belief or action • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • a relation that provides the foundation for something • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface verb • fix firmly and stably • confine or restrict to the ground • place or put on the ground • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject • bring to the ground • hit or reach the ground • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage • (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field. • cover with a primer; apply a primer to • connect to a ground • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| strand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable • a necklace made by stringing objects together • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • drive (a vessel) ashore • bring to the ground | ||||||||
