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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.
1. : to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground. 2. : to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart. 3. : to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball. intransitive verb. : to become stranded. strand. 3 of 5. noun (2) 1. Scotland and dialects of England : stream.
Definition of strand verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STRANDED: landed, grounded, beached, aground, high and dry, alongshore, wrecked, scuttled; Antonyms of STRANDED: offshore, afloat, recovered, salvaged, had, owned, possessed, kept.
If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.
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.
