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| strand [ strand ] |
noun (plural strands) |
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land at water's edge: a strip of land along the edge of a body of water
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verb (past and past participle strand·ed, present participle strand·ing, 3rd person present singular strands) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb run something aground: to leave or run a ship or sea animal aground, or be left or driven aground
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2. transitive verb leave somebody in difficulty: to put or leave somebody in a difficult or helpless position
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3. transitive verb baseball leave somebody on base: in baseball, to leave a base runner on a base at the end of an inning
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| [ Old English, origin ?] |
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