'Foundered' definitions:

Definition of 'Foundered'

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  • Founder \Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Foundering.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See Found to establish.]
  • 1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. [1913 Webster]
  • For which his horse fear['e] gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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