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Verb: run aground  rún u'grawnd
  1. Hit or reach the ground
    "The ship ran aground on a hidden reef";
    - ground
     
  2. Bring to the ground
    "The ship ran aground on the reef";
    - ground, strand

Derived forms: runs aground, running aground, ran aground, run aground

Type of: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, land, make, reach

Encyclopedia: Run aground