The situation of a ship or other vessel whose bottom touches or rests upon the ground. It also signifies stranded, and is used figuratively for being disabled or hindered.
·adv & ·adj On the ground; stranded; — a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined; like a boat or vessel aground. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Immovable, or high and dry. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book