# run aground

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
2. To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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