Strand

·vt To break a strand of (a rope).

II. Strand ·vt To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship.

III. Strand ·noun One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, ·etc., of which a rope is composed.

IV. Strand ·vi To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water.

V. Strand ·noun The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river.