Definition of strands:
(n) :
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
(n) :
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
(n) :
A string.
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
(v) :
(transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
(n) :
A street.