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Founder
ˈfaʊndə
Founder definitions
verb
founder
foundered
foundering
founders
- (of a ship) fill with water and sink
"six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Cornish coast"
- (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down as a result of a particular problem
"the talks foundered on the issue of reform"
- (of a horse or its rider) stumble or fall from exhaustion, lameness, etc.
"some of their horses foundered and damaged themselves in the stones of the riverbed"
stumble trip trip up lose one's balance lose/miss one's footing slip pitch stagger lurch totter fall fall down fall over fall headlong tumble topple sprawl go lame collapse- (of a hoofed animal, especially a horse or pony) succumb to laminitis