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strand vs abandon

abandon vs strand

strand and abandon both are nouns.

strand and abandon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strand Yes No Yes No
abandon Yes No Yes No
As verbs, abandon is a hypernym of strand; that is, abandon is a word with a broader meaning than strand:
  • strand: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
  • abandon: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Other hypernyms of strand include desert, desolate, forsake.
strand (noun) abandon (noun)
a necklace made by stringing objects together the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
strand (verb) abandon (verb)
bring to the ground leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
drive (a vessel) ashore stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue leave behind empty; move out of
forsake, leave behind
give up with the intent of never claiming again
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