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Founder| Noun | 1. | founder - inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horseinflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat | | | 2. | founder - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" | | | 3. | founder - a worker who makes metal castings | | | Verb | 1. | founder - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" | | | 2. | founder - sink below the surface | | | 3. | 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"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations" flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" | | | 4. | founder - stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"trip, stumble - miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" | |
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