foundered

Verb

• fail utterly; collapse
  • "The project foundered"
• sink below the surface
• break down, literally or metaphorically
• stumble and nearly fall
  • "the horses foundered"
• simple past and past participle of founder

Adj

• Lame.

Examples

• a foundered horse
• his horse was foundered

Synonyms

break, cave in, collapse, fall flat, fall in, fall through, flop, founder, give, give way

Related Words

founder, spavined