STRANDED:
[stran-did]
verb (used with object)
2.(usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position:
verb (used without object)
noun
1. to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore:
The inept company stranded the American family in Toronto.
2.(usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position:
The family is stranded in Toronto with nowhere to go.
3. to be driven or left ashore; run aground.
The family felt stranded.
The family felt stranded.
4. to be halted or struck by a difficult situation:
The family stranded their dreams of living happily in Toronto.
5. the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
The family resides on the strand of Lake Ontario known as the Beaches, an expensive neighborhood they can no longer afford.
Like a strand of pearls snatched from a neck, the family's world fell apart.
7. one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole
This is a sad strand in the family's adventures in Canada.
The family resides on the strand of Lake Ontario known as the Beaches, an expensive neighborhood they can no longer afford.
6. something long or twisted like a rope
7. one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole
This is a sad strand in the family's adventures in Canada.
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