Maroon

n.	1.	In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
v. t.	1.	To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. [imp. & p. p. Marooned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marooning.] Marooning party a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. - Bartlett.
a.	1.	Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon. Maroon lake lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.
n.	1.	A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
	2.	An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.

Noun	1.	maroon - a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
	2.	maroon - a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
	3.	maroon - an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Verb	1.	maroon - leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" Synonyms: strand
	2.	maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
Adj.	1.	maroon - dark brownish to purplish red Synonyms: brownish-red

Titian, Titian-red, back out, beg off, bivouac, bricky, cardinal, carmine, carnation, carnelian, cast away, cerise, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, cry off, damask, depart from, discard, drop out, encamp, evacuate, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, glowing, go back on, gules, hot, incarmined, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, isolate, jettison, jilt, lake-colored, laky, lateritious, leave, leave flat, lobster-red, lurid, port-wine, puce, pull out, quit, quit cold, red, red-dyed, red-looking, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, renege, rubicund, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red, rusty, say goodbye to, scarlet, seclude, stammel, stand down, strand, take leave of, tent, throw over, tile-red, vacate, vermilion, vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red, withdraw

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