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aground

Pronunciation: /əˈɡɹaʊnd/

The English word “aground” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Resting on the bottom.
  2. at a loss, ruined, with no way out

Etymology

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.

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