strand: Meaning and Definition of

strand

1. to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore: The receding tide stranded the whale.
2. (usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in the middle of nowhere.

1. to be driven or left ashore; run aground.
2. to be halted or struck by a difficult situation: He stranded in the middle of his speech.

1. the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.

strand

1. one of a number of fibers, threads, or yarns that are plaited or twisted together to form a rope, cord, or the like.
2. a similar part of a wire rope.
3. a rope made of such twisted or plaited fibers.
4. a fiber or filament, as in animal or plant tissue.
5. a thread or threadlike part of anything: the strands of a plot.
6. a tress of hair.
7. a string of pearls, beads, etc.

1. to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
2. to break one or more strands of (a rope).

Strand

1. born 1934, U.S. poet, born in Canada: U.S. poet laureate 1990–91.
2. 1890–1976, U.S. photographer and documentary-film producer.
3. a street parallel to the Thames, in W central London, England: famous for hotels and theaters.