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founder definition

founder


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  founder 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  founder 
 
  Sense  3 
  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
  =>  implode,  go  off 
  =>  buckle,  crumple 
  =>  flop 
  =>  break 
  =>  slump,  slide  down  sink 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  founder 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  founder 
 
  Sense  3 
  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
  =>  implode,  go  off 
  =>  buckle,  crumple 
  =>  flop 
  =>  break 
  =>  slump,  slide  down  sink 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  founder 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  founder 
 
  4  senses  of  founder 
 
  Sense  1 
  fall  through  fall  flat,  founder,  flop 
  =>  fail  go  wrong  miscarry 
 
  Sense  2 
  founder 
  =>  sink,  settle,  go  down  go  under 
 
  Sense  3 
  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  4 
  founder 
  =>  stumble,  trip 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  founder 
 
  founder  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  founder 
 
  Sense  1 
  fall  through  fall  flat,  founder,  flop 
  =>  fail  go  wrong  miscarry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  founder 
  =>  sink,  settle,  go  down  go  under 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  founder 
  =>  stumble,  trip 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  founder 
  bell  founder 
  cofounder 
  founder 
  foundering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  founder 
 
  The  noun  founder  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  laminitis,  founder  --  (inflammation  of  the  laminated  tissue  that  attaches  the  hoof  to  the  foot  of  a  horse) 
  2.  (1)  founder,  beginner,  founding  father,  father  --  (a  person  who  founds  or  establishes  some  institution;  "George  Washington  is  the  father  of  his  country") 
  3.  founder  --  (a  worker  who  makes  metal  castings) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  founder 
 
  The  verb  founder  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fall  through  fall  flat,  founder,  flop  --  (fail  utterly;  collapse;  "The  project  foundered") 
  2.  founder  --  (sink  below  the  surface) 
  3.  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder  --  (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") 
  4.  founder  --  (stumble  and  nearly  fall;  of  horses) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  founder 
 
  The  noun  founder  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  laminitis,  founder  --  (inflammation  of  the  laminated  tissue  that  attaches  the  hoof  to  the  foot  of  a  horse) 
  2.  (1)  founder,  beginner,  founding  father,  father  --  (a  person  who  founds  or  establishes  some  institution;  "George  Washington  is  the  father  of  his  country") 
  3.  founder  --  (a  worker  who  makes  metal  castings) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  founder 
 
  The  verb  founder  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fall  through  fall  flat,  founder,  flop  --  (fail  utterly;  collapse;  "The  project  foundered") 
  2.  founder  --  (sink  below  the  surface) 
  3.  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder  --  (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") 
  4.  founder  --  (stumble  and  nearly  fall;  of  horses) 



founder definition