[strand] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to ON strond shore] (bef. 12c): the land bordering a body of water: shore, beach
[2]strand vt (1621) 1: to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand: run aground
2: to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place esp. without funds or means to depart
3: to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball ~ vi: to become stranded [3]strand n [ME stronde, strande] (13c) 1 Scot & dial Eng: stream
2. Scot & dial Eng: sea [4]strand n [ME strond] (15c) 1 a: fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b: one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to form a wire rope or cable c: something (as a molecular chain) resembling a strand
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 [5]strand vt (1841) 1: to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally
2. a: to form (as a rope) from strands b: to play out, twist, or arrange in a strand