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
Sokrates-Ancient Greek
Damla-Turkish
Ajay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Tecumsehte-KUM-seNative American, Shawnee
Estrellaes-TRE-yahSpanish
Melker-Swedish