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