Synonyms for run aground

Most common

ground · strand · beach · get into trouble

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

   The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea.

Example sentences

• ground In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
• strand How can you tell which strand is 5' to 3' on DNA?
• beach Some families spend their vacation near the beach.

By length

5 letters

beach¹

6 letters

ground¹, strand¹

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échouer

Italiano

arenare

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embarrancar

Deutsch

stranden