The difference between Beach and Strand
When used as nouns, beach means the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly, whereas strand means the shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
When used as verbs, beach means to run aground on a beach, whereas strand means to run aground.
check bellow for the other definitions of Beach and Strand
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Beach as a noun:
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
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Beach as a noun:
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
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Beach as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Sussex, Kent):
The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
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Beach as a verb (intransitive):
To run aground on a beach.
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Beach as a verb (transitive):
To run (something) aground on a beach.
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Beach as a verb (of a vehicle):
To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
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Strand as a noun:
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
Examples:
"Grand Strand"
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Strand as a noun (poetic, archaic, _, or, _, regional):
The shore or beach of a lake or river.
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Strand as a noun:
A small brook or rivulet.
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Strand as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
A passage for water; gutter.
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Strand as a noun:
A street (perhaps from similarity of shape)
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Strand as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To run aground; to beach.
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Strand as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
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Strand as a verb (transitive, baseball):
To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
Examples:
"Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair."
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Strand as a noun:
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
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Strand as a noun:
A string.
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Strand as a noun:
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
Examples:
"strand of spaghetti"
"strand of hair''."
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Strand as a noun (electronics):
A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
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Strand as a noun (broadcasting):
A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
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Strand as a noun (figurative):
A sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
Examples:
"strand of truth"
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Strand as a noun (genetics):
A nucleotide chain.
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Strand as a verb (transitive):
To break a strand of (a rope).
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Strand as a verb (transitive):
To form by uniting strands.