I. ˈstrand noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse strǫnd shore
Date: before 12th century
: the land bordering a body of water : shore , beach
II. verb
Date: 1621
transitive verb
1. : to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground
2. : to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart
3. : to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball
intransitive verb
: to become stranded
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English stronde, strande
Date: 13th century
1. Scottish & dialect England : stream
2. Scottish & dialect England : sea
IV. noun
Etymology: Middle English strond
Date: 15th century
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
a strand of DNA
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 strand of pearls
4. : one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole
one strand of the novel's plot
V. transitive verb
Date: 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