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  1. stranded. adjective. uk / ˈstræn.dɪd / us / ˈstræn.dɪd /. Add to word list. Add to word list. C2. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. adjective. us / ˈstræn.dɪd / uk / ˈstræn.dɪd / Add to word list. C2. unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transportation or money: He left me stranded downtown 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.

  4. transitive verb. 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.

  5. Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.

  6. noun. one of a number of fibers, threads, or yarns that are plaited or twisted together to form a rope, cord, or the like. a similar part of a wire rope. a rope made of such twisted or plaited fibers. a fiber or filament, as in animal or plant tissue: a single strand of messenger RNA. a thread or threadlike part of anything: the strands of a plot.

  7. strand something to make a boat, fish, whale, etc. be left on land and unable to return to the water. The ship was stranded on a sandbank. Definition of strand verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Anything left behind or stuck can be called stranded, like a stranded fish in a tidal pool, or a stranded child at a fair. Stranded involves being left somewhere unpleasant, remote, or inconvenient — if you’re stuck at an amazing restaurant you're really not stranded.

  9. 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.

  10. View definitions for stranded. stranded. adjective as in marooned, abandoned. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. aground. ashore. grounded. helpless. wrecked. Strong matches. beached. shipwrecked. sidelined. sidetracked. Weak matches. cast away. godforsaken. high and dry. homeless. left at the altar. left in the lurch.

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