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- pronunciation:
- straend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
strands, stranding, stranded |
| definition 1: |
to beach, or leave behind on the shore.
- similar words:
- beach, ground, maroon
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| definition 2: |
to place or leave in a helpless or difficult position.
We were stranded for three days in an unfamiliar city.- similar words:
- maroon
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be run aground or left behind on the shore.
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| definition 2: |
to be placed or left in a helpless or difficult position.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the land at the edge of a body of water; shore.
- similar words:
- beach, shore
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| related words: |
coast |
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| derivation: |
stranded (adj.) |
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