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foundering definition
foundering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb founder 1 of 4 senses of founder Sense 3 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => implode, go off => buckle, crumple => flop => break => slump, slide down sink Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb founder 1 of 4 senses of founder Sense 3 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => implode, go off => buckle, crumple => flop => break => slump, slide down sink Entailment of verb founder Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb founder 4 senses of founder Sense 1 fall through fall flat, founder, flop => fail go wrong miscarry Sense 2 founder => sink, settle, go down go under Sense 3 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => change Sense 4 founder => stumble, trip Familiarity of verb founder founder used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb founder Sense 1 fall through fall flat, founder, flop => fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 2 founder => sink, settle, go down go under -------------- Sense 3 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => change -------------- Sense 4 founder => stumble, trip -------------- Grep of noun foundering foundering Overview of noun foundering The noun foundering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foundering, going under -- ((of a ship) sinking) Overview of verb founder The verb founder has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fall through fall flat, founder, flop -- (fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered") 2. founder -- (sink below the surface) 3. collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -- (break down literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice") 4. founder -- (stumble and nearly fall; of horses) Overview of noun foundering The noun foundering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foundering, going under -- ((of a ship) sinking) Overview of verb founder The verb founder has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fall through fall flat, founder, flop -- (fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered") 2. founder -- (sink below the surface) 3. collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -- (break down literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice") 4. founder -- (stumble and nearly fall; of horses)
foundering definition
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