| adv. & a. | 1. | On the ground; stranded; - a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. |
| Adj. | 1. | aground - on a shore or reef; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it" |
| Adv. | 1. | aground - with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground" |