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verb (1) stranded; stranding; strands. 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.
Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
verb (used without object) to be driven or left ashore; run aground. to be halted or struck by a difficult situation: He stranded in the middle of his speech. noun. the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach. strand. 2. [ strand ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun.
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.
3 days ago · 1. left helpless, as without transport. Another plane was sent to Manchester to fly the stranded passengers to London. Costs include putting stranded passengers up for the night. National Guard troops in Texas rescued more than 120 stranded motorists yesterday. while we were stranded in Paris.
