Founder - Definition

n 1: inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof
to the foot of a horse [syn: laminitis, founder]
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
Washington is the father of his country" [syn: founder,
beginner, founding father, father]
3: a worker who makes metal castings
v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: fall
through, fall flat, founder, flop]
2: sink below the surface
3: 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" [syn: collapse, fall in,
cave in, give, give way, break, founder]
4: stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"