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English noun: founder | |||
| 1. | founder (state) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse | ||
| Synonyms | laminitis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inflammation, redness, rubor | ||
| 2. | founder (person) a person who founds or establishes some institution | ||
| Samples | George Washington is the father of his country. | ||
| Synonyms | beginner, father, founding father | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceiver, mastermind, originator | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cofounder, coloniser, colonizer, foundress | ||
| 3. | founder (person) a worker who makes metal castings | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bell founder | ||
English verb: founder | |||
| 1. | founder (social) fail utterly; collapse | ||
| Samples | The project foundered. | ||
| Examples | The business is going to founder | ||
| Synonyms | fall flat, fall through, flop | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
| 2. | founder (motion) sink below the surface | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go down, go under, settle, sink | ||
| 3. | founder (motion) break down, literally or metaphorically | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | break, cave in, collapse, fall in, give, give way | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, buckle, crumple, flop, go off, implode, sink, slide down, slump | ||
| Verb group | abandon, burst, collapse, give up | ||
| 4. | founder (motion) stumble and nearly fall | ||
| Samples | The horses foundered. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stumble, trip | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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