"aground" in the adjective sense
1. aground
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
"a ship aground offshore"
"a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
"aground" in the adverb sense
1. aground
with the bottom lodged on the ground
"he ran the ship aground"
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