乗のり上あげる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

run aground; run up onto; be stranded

Used for ships, boats, or vehicles that run onto a reef, sandbank, sidewalk, or other obstacle and become stuck. Can be intransitive (the vessel runs aground) or transitive (someone runs the vessel aground).

• 船ふねが浅あさ瀬せに乗のり上あげた。

  The ship ran aground on the shallows.

• 車くるまが縁えん石せきに乗のり上あげて動うごけなくなった。

  The car ran up onto the curb and got stuck.