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.
See also: run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pernel-English (Archaic)
Rabi (1)-Arabic
GervÁSio-Portuguese
Duci-Hungarian
Najwa-Arabic
Aldin['ɔ:ldin]