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maroon

Definition

  • noun: a dark red color
  • noun: a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • verb: to leave (someone) in a place (such as an island) that is difficult or impossible to get away from
  • verb: to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate
  • usually used as '(be) marooned'
  • synonyms: abandon, chromatic

Examples

  • The sailors 'were marooned' [='stranded'] on the island for six months.

  • She 'was marooned' [='stuck'] at the office without a ride home.

  • a 'maroon' fabric

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yes, I'm trying to get a copy of a receipt... ...for a computer that I bought there. It was . I remember I talked to a guy, had, like, a maroon sport jacket... ...and he might have had a toupee. Oh, it was a weave? Okay, well, then I'll come by. Okay, bye. Anybody want to take a walk down (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2