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unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money: He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus. If the tide comes in, we'll be stranded on these rocks. Synonym. marooned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing difficulties. be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom
a part that combines with other parts to form a whole story, subject, or situation: There are so many different strands to the plot that it's hard to follow. He is trying to bring the disparate strands of the party together. Synonyms.
STRANDED meaning: 1. unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of STRANDED is having a strand or strands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination. How to use stranded in a sentence.
Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.
Verb Forms. strand somebody to leave somebody in a place from which they have no way of leaving. The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport. Want to learn more?
If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.
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.
verb (used with object) to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore: The receding tide stranded the whale. (usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in the middle of nowhere.
If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.
