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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.
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.
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.
: 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.
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.
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.
