founder

nouns

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

founder, laminitis

a person who founds or establishes some institution

"George Washington is the father of his country"

beginner, father, founder, founding father

is derived from

found

is derived from

found

a worker who makes metal castings

founder

is a type of (narrower)

a worker who has acquired special skills

skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker

verbs

fail utterly; collapse

"The project foundered"

fall flat, fall through, flop, founder

sink below the surface

founder

is derived from

foundering

is a type of (narrower)

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

go down, go under, settle, sink

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"

break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way

stumble and nearly fall

"the horses foundered"

founder

is a type of (narrower)

miss a step and fall or nearly fall

"She stumbled over the tree root"

stumble, trip