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founder


I - noun
1. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse (Freq. 1)
Syn:
laminitis
Hypernyms:
inflammation, redness, rubor
2. a person who founds or establishes some institution (Freq. 1)
- George Washington is the father of his country
Syn:
beginner, founding father, father
Derivationally related forms:
begin (for: beginner), found
Hypernyms:
originator, conceiver, mastermind
Hyponyms:
cofounder, colonizer, coloniser, foundress
3. a worker who makes metal castings
Hypernyms:
skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Hyponyms:
bell founder

II - verb
1. sink below the surface
Derivationally related forms:
foundering
Hypernyms:
sink, settle, go down, go under
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. 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
Syn:
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break
Derivationally related forms:
cave in (for: cave in), collapse (for: collapse)
Hypernyms:
change
Hyponyms:
implode, go off, buckle, crumple, flop,
break, slump, slide down, sink
Verb Group:
abandon, give up, collapse, burst
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. fail utterly;
collapse
- The project foundered
Syn:
fall through, fall flat, flop
Derivationally related forms:
flop (for: flop)
Hypernyms:
fail, go wrong, miscarry
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The business is going to founder
4. stumble and nearly fall
- the horses foundered
Hypernyms:
stumble, trip
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

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