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- pronunciation:
- straend
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verb |
| inflections: |
strands, stranding, stranded |
| definition 1: |
to beach, or leave behind on the shore.
The bad weather stranded us for several hours.
- similar words:
- beach, ground, maroon
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| definition 2: |
to place or leave in a helpless or difficult position.
I was stranded in the desert with no water. |
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| derivation: |
stranded (adj.) |
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