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stranded
strand 1 S0793200 (strănd)n. Land, typically a beach, bordering a body of water.v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands v.tr.1. a. To drive or run (a boat, for example) ashore or aground.b. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach or from shallow water.2. To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert.3. Baseball To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning.4. Linguistics To separate (a grammatical element) from other elements in a construction, either by moving it out of the construction or moving the rest of the construction. In the sentence What are you aiming at, the preposition at has been stranded.v.intr.1. To be driven or run ashore or aground: The boat stranded on the rocks.2. To be stranded, as on a beach. Used of sea animals.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
strand 2 S0793200 (strănd)n.1. A complex of fibers or filaments that have been twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread, or yarn.2. a. A single filament, such as a fiber or thread, of a woven or braided material.b. A ropelike length of something: a strand of pearls; a strand of DNA.c. A wisp or lock of hair.3. One of the elements woven together to make an intricate whole, such as the plot of a novel.tr.v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands 1. To make or form (a rope, for example) by twisting strands together.2. To break a strand of (a rope, for example).
[Middle English strond.]
Strand S0793200 (strănd) A thoroughfare in west-central London, England, running parallel to the northern bank of the Thames River and eastward from Trafalgar Square in the West End to the City of London. Among its well-known fixtures is the Savoy Hotel.stranded (ˈstrændɪd) adj1. left helpless, as without transport2. that has beached or run agroundThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stranded - cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"marooned, isolatedunaccompanied - being without an escort |
strandedadjective1. beached, grounded, marooned, ashore, shipwrecked, aground, cast away He returned to his stranded vessel yesterday afternoon.2. helpless, abandoned, high and dry, left in the lurch He left me stranded by the side of the road.TranslationsIdiomsSeestrandEncyclopediaSeeStrandstranded
Synonyms for strandedadj beachedSynonyms- beached
- grounded
- marooned
- ashore
- shipwrecked
- aground
- cast away
adj helplessSynonyms- helpless
- abandoned
- high and dry
- left in the lurch
Synonyms for strandedadj cut off or left behindSynonymsRelated Words |