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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
: to leave (a person or animal) in a place without a way of leaving it — usually used as (be) stranded. She was stranded in a foreign city with no money. They were stranded on a deserted island. His car broke down, and he was stranded in the middle of nowhere. Her flight was canceled, so she was left stranded at the airport. 2.
