strand

Strand

 (strănd)

A thoroughfare in west-central London, England, running parallel to the northern bank of the Thames River and eastward from Trafalgar Square in the West End to the City of London. Among its well-known fixtures is the Savoy Hotel.

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strand ¹

 (strănd)

n.

Land, typically a beach, bordering a body of water.

v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands

v.tr.

1.

a. To drive or run (a boat, for example) ashore or aground.

b. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach or from shallow water.

2. To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert.

3. Baseball To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning.

4. Linguistics To separate (a grammatical element) from other elements in a construction, either by moving it out of the construction or moving the rest of the construction. In the sentence What are you aiming at, the preposition at has been stranded.

v.intr.

1. To be driven or run ashore or aground: The boat stranded on the rocks.

2. To be stranded, as on a beach. Used of sea animals.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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strand ²

 (strănd)

n.

1. A complex of fibers or filaments that have been twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread, or yarn.

2.

a. A single filament, such as a fiber or thread, of a woven or braided material.

b. A ropelike length of something: a strand of pearls; a strand of DNA.

c. A wisp or lock of hair.

3. One of the elements woven together to make an intricate whole, such as the plot of a novel.

tr.v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands

1. To make or form (a rope, for example) by twisting strands together.

2. To break a strand of (a rope, for example).

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[Middle English strond.]

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strand

(strænd)

vb

1. to leave or drive (ships, fish, etc) aground or ashore or (of ships, fish, etc) to be left or driven ashore

2. (tr; usually passive) to leave helpless, as without transport or money, etc

n

3. (Physical Geography) a shore or beach

4. (Human Geography) a foreign country

[Old English; related to Old Norse strönd side, Middle High German strant beach, Latin sternere to spread]

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strand

(strænd)

n

1. (Textiles) a set of or one of the individual fibres or threads of string, wire, etc, that form a rope, cable, etc

2. (Textiles) a single length of string, hair, wool, wire, etc

3. (Jewellery) a string of pearls or beads

4. a constituent element in a complex whole: one strand of her argument.

vb

(tr) to form (a rope, cable, etc) by winding strands together

[C15: of uncertain origin]

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Strand

(strænd)

n

(Placename) the Strand a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres

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strand¹

(strænd)

v.t.

1. to drive or cause to run onto a shore; run aground.

2. to leave in a helpless position: stranded in the middle of nowhere.

v.i.

3. to become stranded.

n.

4. the land bordering a body of water; shore; beach.

[before 1000; Middle English (n.), Old English, c. Middle Low German strant, Old Norse strǫnd; akin to strew]

strand²

(strænd)

n.

1. one of the larger elements, each consisting of a bundle of yarns, that are plaited together to form a rope.

2. a similar part of a wire rope or cable.

3. any fiber or thread twisted or plaited into cord, string, etc.

4. a fiber or filament, as in animal or plant tissue.

5. an interwoven element in a larger structure: the strands of a plot.

6. a filament of hair.

7. any particular length of cord or string upon which pearls, beads, etc., are threaded.

v.t.

8. to form by twisting strands together.

9. to break one or more strands of (a rope).

[1490–1500; orig. uncertain]

Strand

(strænd)

n.

Mark, born 1934, U.S. poet, born in Canada: U.S. poet laureate 1990–91.

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strand

Past participle: stranded
Gerund: stranding

Imperative

strand

strand

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
	2.	strand - line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" ply - one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn" rope yarn - the strands out of which ropes are made
	3.	strand - a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; chain, string necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
	4.	strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber fibril, filament barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather cobweb, gossamer - filaments from a web that was spun by a spider chromatid - one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle - one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber rhizoid - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc hypha - any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus paraphysis - a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
	5.	strand - a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) shore - the land along the edge of a body of water
	6.	Strand - a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels West End - the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas
Verb	1.	strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" maroon desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
	2.	strand - drive (a vessel) ashore land - bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
	3.	strand - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" run aground, ground land - bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"

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strand

noun

1. filament, fibre, thread, length, lock, string, twist, rope, wisp, tress high fences, topped by strands of barbed wire

2. component, part, element, ingredient, constituent, feature There have been two strands to his tactics.

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strand

noun

Something that suggests the continuousness of a fine continuous filament:

skein, thread.

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Translations

تَجْنَح السَّفينَه، تَرْتَطِمخَيط، سِلْك مَجدولمَقْطوع من المال والأصْدِقاء

plážpramenztroskotatzůstat bez prostředků

gå på grundlokstrandtrådwire

SträhneStrandStranggestrandetmittellos zurückbleiben

hebrahiloplaya

rand

jännerantasäie

brinficellegrèveplagetoron

òáttur, òráîurskilinn eftir allslausstrand

arenarsispiaggiatrecciatrefoloincagliare

atstāt bez palīdzības/likteņa varādiegsdzijaizmests krastāšķipsna

stå på bar bakkestrandstrande

берегжилапрядь

strand

iplikkaraya oturmaktelzor durumda kalmak

处于困境搁浅绳、线的股缕

strand

¹ [strænd] N

1. [of thread] → hebra f, hilo m; [of hair] → pelo m; [of rope] → ramal m; [of plant] → brizna f

2. (fig) [of plan, theory] → aspecto m, faceta f; [of story] → hilo m argumental

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strand

² [strænd]

A. N (= liter, beach, shore) → playa f

B. VT [+ ship] → varar, encallar
to be (left) stranded [ship, fish] → quedar varado (fig) [person] (without money) → quedar desamparado; (without transport) → quedar tirado
to leave sb stranded (in the lurch) → dejar a algn plantado

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strand

[ˈstrænd]

n

[thread] → brin m; [hair] → mèche f; [wire] → brin m

(= element) [plan, theory, idea] → axe m

vt [+ boat] → échouer

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strand

¹

n (liter, = beach) → Gestade nt (liter)

vt ship, fish → stranden lassen; person (in place) → verschlagen, geraten lassen; (without money, help etc) → seinem Schicksal überlassen; to be stranded (ship, fish, shipwrecked person) → gestrandet sein; to be (left) stranded (person) → festsitzen; (without money also) → auf dem Trockenen sitzen (inf); to leave somebody stranded → jdn seinem Schicksal überlassen

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strand

²

n → Strang m; (of hair) → Strähne f; (of thread, wool) → Faden m; (fig, in melody etc) → Melodienfolge f; (in story) → Handlungsfaden m; a three-strand necklace → eine dreireihige Halskette

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strand

[strænd] n (of thread, pearls) → filo; (of hair) → ciocca

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strand¹

(strӕnd) : be stranded

1. (of a ship) to go aground. The ship was stranded on the rocks. strand تَجْنَح السَّفينَه، تَرْتَطِم изхвърлям на брега encalhar ztroskotat gestrandet gå på grund ρίχνω έξω στην ξηρά (για πλοίο) randa kinni jooksma به گل نشستن haaksirikkoutua être échoué לַעֲלוֹת עַל שִׂרטוֹן बेसवारी nasukati, baciti što na obalu megfeneklik be stranded strand 座礁させる 좌초되다 užplaukti (ant seklumos) izmests krastā; uzskrējis uz sēkļa terdampar strandengrunnstøte, strande osiadać ګل ته کیناستل encalhar a eşua садиться на мель stroskotať nasesti nasukati se stranda, gå på grund ทำให้เกยตื้น karaya oturmak 擱淺 сісти на мілину بھاگنا دوڑنا làm mắc cạn 搁浅

2. (also be left stranded) to be left helpless without eg money or friends. He was left stranded in Yugoslavia without his money or his passport. strand مَقْطوع من المال والأصْدِقاء изоставям abandonar zůstat bez prostředků mittellos zurückbleiben være ladt tilbage εγκαταλείπω, ξεμένωabandonar kitsikusse jätma درمانده jäädä mottiin abandonner sans ressources לְהִישָאֵר לְבָד לְלא אֶמצָעִים असहाय nasukati se vesztegel (vhol) terdampar skilinn eftir allslaus 立ち往生する 오도가도못하게 되다 pasilikti kaip stovi atstāt bez palīdzības/likteņa varā terkandas strandenstå på bar bakke, bli strandet pozostawać na lodzie پاتی ،ستړی، بیچاره abandonar a abandona fără nici un ajutor оказаться на мели zostať bez prostriedkov obtičati nasukan vara strandsatt (lämnad åt sitt öde) ทำให้อยู่ในสภาพไม่ได้รับการช่วยเหลือ zor durumda kalmak 處於困境(無錢，無助) бути на мілі بے یارو مدد گار ہونا kẹt lại 处于困境（无钱，无助）

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strand²

(strӕnd) noun

a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair. She pushed the strands of hair back from her face. string خَيط، سِلْك مَجدول шнур/кичур fio pramen die Strähne tråd; wire; lok νήμα, τούφαhebra, hilo keerd, salk رشته säie brin; mècheגדיל रेशा, लड़ी vlako, pramen szál, fonal helaian þáttur, þráður filo より糸 가닥 pluoštas, sruoga (matu) šķipsna; diegs; dzija lembar strengtråd, fiber, hårlokkwłókno, kosmyk رشته fio fir; meşă прядь vlákno; prameň pramen struk sträng, tråd, slinga เกลียวเชือก iplik, tel (繩、線的)股，縷 низка; пасмо رسی کی لڑی sợi dây, sợi tơ （绳、线的）股，缕

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strand

n. filamento, hilo; fibra delicada.

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