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Noun strand has 6 senses

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"
--₁ is a kind of form, shape, pattern
strand - line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
--₂ is a kind of line
--₂ has particulars: ply; rope yarn
chain, string, strand - a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
--₃ is a kind of necklace
fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
--₄ is a kind of fiber, fibre
--₄ has particulars:
barb; cobweb, gossamer; chromatid; myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle; rhizoid; hypha; paraphysis
strand - a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
--₅ is a kind of shore
Strand - a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
--₆ is a kind of street
--₆ is a part of West End

Verb strand has 1 sense

maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
--₁ is one way to abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody