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- [stran-did]
- /ˈstræn dɪd/
- /ˈstræn.dɪd/
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- [stran-did]
- /ˈstræn dɪd/
Definitions of stranded word
- adjective stranded composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope. 1
- verb with object stranded to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together. 1
- verb with object stranded to break one or more strands of (a rope). 1
- verb without object stranded to be driven or left ashore; run aground. 1
- verb without object stranded to be halted or struck by a difficult situation: He stranded in the middle of his speech. 1
- noun stranded one of a number of fibers, threads, or yarns that are plaited or twisted together to form a rope, cord, or the like. 1
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Origin of stranded
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; strand2 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Stranded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stranded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stranded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stranded
adv stranded
- aground — If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.
adj stranded
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- dirt poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- high and dry — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
adjective stranded
- ashore — Someone or something that comes ashore comes from the sea onto the shore.
- beached — Having a beach.
- becalmed — If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind.
- grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- isolated — compact
noun stranded
- banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
- coasted — Simple past tense and past participle of coast.
- cottoned — Simple past tense and past participle of cotton.
- flossed — Simple past tense and past participle of floss.
- wisped — a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
adverb stranded
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
Antonyms for stranded
adjective stranded
- found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
Top questions with stranded
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