strand
1
[ strand ]
/ strænd /
verb (used with object)
to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore: The receding tide stranded the whale.
(usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in the middle of nowhere.
verb (used without object)
to be driven or left ashore; run aground.
to be halted or struck by a difficult situation: He stranded in the middle of his speech.
noun
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
Origin of strand
1
before 1000; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch
strand, German
Strand, Old Norse
strǫnd; akin to
strew
Words nearby strand
strake,
stralsund,
stramash,
stramineous,
stramonium,
strand,
strand line,
strand wolf,
stranded,
strandloper,
strandwolf
Definition for strand (2 of 3)
strand
2
[ strand ]
/ strænd /
noun
verb (used with object)
to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
to break one or more strands of (a rope).
Origin of strand
2
First recorded in 1490–1500; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM strand
strand·less, adjectiveDefinition for strand (3 of 3)
Strand
[ strand ]
/ strænd /
noun
Mark,1934–2014,
U.S. poet, born in Canada: U.S. poet laureate 1990–91.
Paul,1890–1976,
U.S. photographer and documentary-film producer.
the,
a street parallel to the Thames, in W central London, England: famous for hotels and theaters.
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British Dictionary definitions for strand (1 of 3)
strand
1
/ (strænd) /
verb
to leave or drive (ships, fish, etc) aground or ashore or (of ships, fish, etc) to be left or driven ashore
(tr; usually passive)
to leave helpless, as without transport or money, etc
noun mainly poetic
a shore or beach
a foreign country
Word Origin for strand
Old English; related to Old Norse
strönd side, Middle High German
strant beach, Latin
sternere to spread
British Dictionary definitions for strand (2 of 3)
strand
2
/ (strænd) /
noun
a set of or one of the individual fibres or threads of string, wire, etc, that form a rope, cable, etc
a single length of string, hair, wool, wire, etc
a string of pearls or beads
a constituent element in a complex whole
one strand of her argument
verb
(tr)
to form (a rope, cable, etc) by winding strands together
Word Origin for strand
C15: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for strand (3 of 3)
Strand
/ (strænd) /
noun
the Strand
a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres