verb🔗ShareTo run aground; to beach."The boat stranded near the shore, so the passengers had to walk to the village. "nauticaldisasterenvironmentsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert."The teacher stranded the students after school, leaving them alone without any adult supervision. "situationactiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base."The pitcher stranded the runner on third base, ending the inning. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo break a strand of (a rope)."With each sharp pull, the sailor stranded another fiber of the thick mooring rope, weakening it considerably. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form by uniting strands."The weaver stranded the colorful threads together to create a vibrant tapestry. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a person) Abandoned or marooned."The hikers were stranded in the mountains after the helicopter couldn't land due to the storm. "personsituationdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef."The fishing boat was stranded on the rocks after the storm. "nauticalsailingoceandisastervehiclesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires."The electrician used stranded wire because its flexibility made it easier to bend and route through the wall. "materialtechnicalelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of expenses or costs) That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover."The travel expenses for the school trip were stranded after the airline cancelled the flights. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of strands."single-stranded, double-stranded"materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading