FOUNDER

v. 1 sink, go down or under, go to Davy Jones's locker, be wrecked or destroyed Many a proud vessel has foundered on this rock 2 fail, miscarry, collapse, come to nothing or naught, fall through, abort, falter, break down, come to grief, die After Alice left to get married, the business foundered 3 trip, stumble, stagger, lurch, fall, topple (over or down), collapse; go lame He drove the horse too hard and caused it to founder