[ verb ]
■ stumble and nearly fall
e.g.)
・the horses foundered
→
founder
[ verb ]
■ go under,
e.g.)
・The raft sank and its occupants drowned
→
go down
,
go under
,
settle
,
sink
[ verb ]
■ sink below the surface
→
founder
[ noun ]
■ a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
e.g.)
・they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
→
sinking
[ noun ]
■ sinking until covered completely with water
→
immersion
,
submergence
,
submerging
,
submersion
[ noun ]
■ (of a ship) sinking
→
foundering
,
going under
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