strand (Noun) — A street in west central London famous for its theatres and hotels.
strand (Noun) — A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole. ex. "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life" ex. "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
strand (Noun) — Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable.
strand (Noun) — A necklace made by a stringing objects together. ex. "a strand of pearls"
strand (Noun) — A very slender natural or synthetic fibre.
strand (Noun) — A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides).
strand (Verb) — Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. ex. "the travellers were stranded"
strand (Verb) — Drive (a vessel) ashore.
strand (Verb) — Bring to the ground. ex. "the storm stranded the ship"