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strand

1. strand \'strand\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to ON stro:nd strand, L sternere to 
   spread out -m more at STREW : the land bordering a body of water : SHORE, 
   BEACH 
2. strand vt 1: to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run 
   aground : B EACH 2: to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place esp. 
   without funds or mea ns to depart : to become stranded 
3. strand n [ME stronde, strande] Scot & dial Eng  1: STREAM  2: SEA 
4. strand n [ME strond] 1a: fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid 
   parallel to form a unit f or further twisting or plaiting into yarn, 
   thread, rope, or cordage 1b: one of the wires twisted together or laid 
   parallel to form a wire rope  or cable 2: an element (as a yarn or thread) 
   of a woven or plaited material  3: an elongated or twisted and plaited body 
   resembling a rope {a ~  of pearls} 4: one of the elements interwoven in a 
   complex whole {the ~s  of a legal argument}
5. strand vt 1: to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally  2a: to form (as 
   a rope) from strands  2b: to play out, twist, or arrange in a strand