'aground' definitions:
Definition of 'aground'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"
adjective
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" [ant: afloat(p)]
Synonyms of 'aground'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anchored,
- beached,
- castaway,
- caught,
- chained,
- fast,
- fastened,
- fixed,
- foundered,
- grounded,
- hard and fast,
- held,
- high and dry,
- impacted,
- inextricable,
- jammed,
- marooned,
- moored,
- on the rocks,
- packed,
- set fast,
- shipwrecked,
- stranded,
- stuck,
- stuck fast,
- swamped,
- tethered,
- tied,
- transfixed,
- wedged,
- wrecked