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   founder

   /ˈfaʊndə/

   verb

   • 1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink: "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Cornish coast" Similar sinkgo to the bottomgo downbe lost at seasubmergecapsizerun agroundbe swampedinformal:go to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down as a result of a particular problem: "the talks foundered on the issue of reform" Similar failbe unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successfall throughfall flatbreak downabortmiscarrybe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratedcollapsemisfirebackfirenot come up to scratchmeet with disastercome to griefcome to nothingcome to naughtmiss the markrun agroundgo wronggo awrygo astrayinformal:flopfizzle outflatlinecome a cropperbite the dustblow up in someone's facego down like a lead balloonOpposite succeed
   • 2. (of a horse or its rider) stumble or fall from exhaustion, lameness, etc.: "some of their horses foundered and damaged themselves in the stones of the riverbed" Similar stumbletriptrip uplose one's balancelose/miss one's footingslippitchstaggerlurchtotterfallfall downfall overfall headlongtumbletopplesprawlgo lamecollapse
   • ▪ (of a hoofed animal, especially a horse or pony) succumb to laminitis. North American

   noun

   • 1. laminitis in horses, ponies, or other hoofed animals. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘knock to the ground’): from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on Latin fundus ‘bottom, base’.

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   • Founder(verb) to cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. Founder(noun) a lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. Founder(noun) an inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.

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   What does foundered mean?

   • a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink. Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet. The project foundered because public support was lacking. His mount foundered on the rocky path. to become ill from overeating.

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   • As a verb, founder can mean “stumble,” like when you trip and fall, but more generally it means "collapse or fall apart." A sports team might founder by slumping on a ten-game losing streak; a ship that sinks in a bad storm can be said to have foundered at sea. "Founder."

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   • FOUNDER definition: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.

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