take on water (English, verb)
expansion: take on water (third-person singular simple present takes on water, present participle taking on water, simple past took on water, past participle taken on water)
Senses:
qualifier: boat; or other watercraft; boat; or other watercraft
glosses: To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.
raw_tags: of a ship
glosses: To be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes on water
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking on water
tags: participle
present
form: took on water
tags: past
form: taken on water
tags: participle
past
form: take in water
tags: alternative