FOUNDER

• (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution

  "George Washington is the father of his country"

  synonyms : beginner , father , founding father

• (noun) a worker who makes metal castings

• (noun) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

  synonyms : laminitis

• (verb) stumble and nearly fall

  "the horses foundered"

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : break , cave in , collapse , fall in , give , give way

• (verb) sink below the surface

• (verb) fail utterly; collapse

  "The project foundered"

  synonyms : fall flat , fall through , flop

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