strand

¹strand

noun \ˈstrand\

Definition of STRAND

: the land bordering a body of water : shore, beach

Origin of STRAND

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse strǫnd shore

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with STRAND

band, bland, brand, canned, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, NAND, rand, sand, Sand, stand

²strand

verb

Definition of STRAND

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

First Known Use of STRAND

1621

³strand

noun

Definition of STRAND

1

Scottish & dialect English : stream

2

Scottish & dialect English : sea

Origin of STRAND

Middle English stronde, strande

First Known Use: 13th century

⁴strand

noun

Definition of STRAND

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>

Origin of STRAND

Middle English strond

First Known Use: 15th century

⁵strand

transitive verb

Definition of STRAND

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

First Known Use of STRAND

1841

strand

noun \ˈstrand\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of STRAND

: something (as a molecular chain) resembling a thread <a strand of DNA>