strand
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Strand" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 573: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "en-us-strand.ogg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology
Old English strand
Noun
Template:rfc-level strand (plural strands)
- A string
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- strand of spaghetti
- strand of hair.
- (electric) a group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
Translations
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Note: many languages have particular words for “a strand of <substance>” that are different for each substance. The translations below refer to strands in general. You might find a more appropriate translation under the word for the substance itself. Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters 1 and 2 are required. Template:mid
Transitive verb
strand (third-person singular simple present strands, present participle stranding, simple past and past participle stranded)
- To run aground.
- To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- Template:baseball to cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base
- Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.
Synonyms
Translations
run aground See run aground
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Afrikaans
Noun
strand
Danish
Noun
Synonyms
- sandstrand, (part of beach right by the water) strandbred
Dutch
Noun
strand Template:n (plural: stranden, diminutive: strandje)
See also
Hungarian
Noun
strand
Norwegian
Noun
Synonyms
Old English
Etymology
Akin to Old Norse strönd
Noun
strand n
Swedish
Noun
strand Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 19: Parameters 1 and 2 are required.
Inflection
Lua error in Module:gender_and_number at line 92: The tag "strand" in the gender specification "strand" is not valid. See Module:gender and number for a list of valid tags.