MAROON

adj. brownish-red

n. brownish-red color; explosive device making a loud noise (British); act of abandoning someone in a deserted place (especially an island)

v. abandon in a desolate place (especially an island)

Maroon may refer to:Maroon (color), a mixture composed of brown and redMaroon (people), runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, or North AmericaMarooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted islandMaroon (rocket), a loud rocket used for signalingChicago Maroon, an independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago"Marooned" (Red Dwarf episode)Marooned (1969 film), starring Gregory Peck and Richard CrennaBugs Bunny's civil wording for "moron"
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Noun
1. a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
(hypernym) unfortunate, unfortunate person
(derivation) strand
2. a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
(hypernym) purplish red
3. an exploding firework used as a warning signal
(hypernym) firework, pyrotechnic
Verb
1. leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
(synonym) strand
(hypernym) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
2. leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
(hypernym) isolate, insulate
Adjective
1. dark brownish to purplish red
(synonym) brownish-red
(similar) chromatic

(v. t.)
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
  

(n.)
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
  

(n.)
An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
  

(n.)
A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
  

(a.)
Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
  

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