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strand

Noun

∙ The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
∙ The shore or beach of a lake or river. poetic, archaic or regional
∙ A small brook or rivulet.
∙ A passage for water; gutter. Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland

Verb

∙ To run aground; to beach. transitive, nautical
∙ To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert. transitive, figuratively
∙ To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base. transitive, baseball

Noun

∙ Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
∙ A string.
∙ An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
∙ A group of wires, usually twisted or braided. electronics
∙ A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject. broadcasting
∙ A sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread. figuratively
∙ A nucleotide chain. genetics

Verb

∙ To break a strand of (a rope). transitive

Strand

Proper noun

∙ A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street