maroon in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
maroon in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
maroon in English
- maroon⇄adj. very dark brownish-red.
- maroon⇄maroon (1), adjective, noun.
- maroon⇄maroon (2), verb, noun.
- maroon⇄noun a very dark brownish red.
- maroon⇄noun 1. a descendant of escaped Negro slaves living in the West Indies and Surinam.
2. an escaped Negro slave, an ancestor of these people.
3. a person who is marooned. - maroon⇄v.i. (Southern U.S.) to camp out for several days.
- maroon⇄v.t. 1. to put (a person) ashore in a desolate place and leave him.
Ex. Pirates used to maroon people on desert islands.
2. (Figurative.) to leave in a lonely, helpless position.
Ex. During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles f