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Founder

ˈfaʊndə

Founder definitions
verb
founder foundered foundering founders
  1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink

    "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Cornish coast"

    sink go to the bottom go down be lost at sea submerge capsize run aground be swamped
    • (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down as a result of a particular problem

      "the talks foundered on the issue of reform"

  2. (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