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| foun·der [ fówndər ] |
verb (past and past participle foun·dered, present participle foun·der·ing, 3rd person present singular foun·ders) |
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1. intransitive verb break down: to fail
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refers to an undertaking
)
  Negotiations foundered on a single issue.
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2. intransitive verb sink: to become filled with water and sink
(
refers to a ship
)
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3. intransitive verb crumple: to give way and fall to the ground
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4. intransitive verb fall: to stumble and fall
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refers to a horse and its rider
)
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5. transitive and intransitive verb make or become ill by overfeeding: to make livestock ill by overfeeding, or become ill by overfeeding
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noun |
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veterinary medicine
Same as laminitis
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| [14th century. < Old French fondrer "send or sink to the bottom, fall in ruins" < Latin fundus "bottom"] |
