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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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
