run aground

run aground (on something)

[for a ship] to ram its hull into something beneath the water and get stuck. The ship ran aground on a reef and had to wait for high tide to get free. I was afraid we would run aground in the storm.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yiorgos	-	Greek
Vira	-	Ukrainian
Helga	['helgə]
CinÁEd	KIN-ahj (Irish)	Scottish, Irish
Eutychos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Irvin	['ə:vin]