Search Result:founder
KK Pronunciation
〔 `faJndL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋfaundә 〕
Overview of noun founder
The noun founder has 3 senses
- laminitis, founder -- (inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse)
- founder, beginner, founding father, father -- (a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country")
- founder -- (a worker who makes metal castings)
Overview of verb founder
The verb founder has 4 senses
- fall through, fall flat, founder, flop -- (fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered")
- founder -- (sink below the surface)
- 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")
- founder -- (stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered")