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- verb intransitive For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
- verb transitive To cause a vessel to run aground.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb hit or reach the ground
- verb bring to the ground
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