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string S0809900 (strĭng)n.1. a. Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing.b. A strand or cord of such material.2. Music a. A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones.b. strings The section of a band or orchestra composed of stringed instruments, especially violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.c. strings Stringed instruments or their players considered as a group.3. Something resembling a string or appearing as a long, thin line: limp strings of hair.4. A plant fiber.5. Physics One of the extremely minute objects that form the basis of string theory.6. a. A set of objects threaded together or attached on a string: a string of beads.b. A number of objects arranged in a line: a string of islands.c. Computers A set of consecutive characters.7. A series of similar or related acts, events, or items: a string of victories. See Synonyms at series.8. a. A set of animals, especially racehorses, belonging to a single owner; a stable.b. A scattered group of businesses under a single ownership or management: a string of boutiques.9. Sports a. A group of players ranked according to ability within a team: He made the second string.b. A complete game consisting of ten frames in bowling.10. Architecture a. A stringboard.b. A stringcourse.11. Games The balk line in billiards.12. Informal A limiting or hidden condition. Often used in the plural: a gift with no strings attached.v. strung (strŭng), string·ing, strings v.tr.1. To fit or furnish with strings or a string: string a guitar; string a tennis racket.2. To stretch out or extend: string a wire across a room.3. To thread on a string: string popcorn.4. To arrange in a line or series: strung the words into a sentence.5. To fasten, tie, or hang with a string or strings: string a hammock between trees.6. To strip (vegetables) of fibers.v.intr. To extend or progress in a string, line, or succession: "We followed the others stringing through the narrow paved paths" (Susan Richards Shreve).Phrasal Verbs: string along Informal 1. To go along with something; agree.2. To keep (someone) waiting or in a state of uncertainty.3. To fool, cheat, or deceive. string out To draw out; prolong. string up Informal To kill (someone) by hanging.Idiom: on a/the string Under one's complete control or influence.
[Middle English, from Old English streng.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | string up - kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"hangexecute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"halter - hang with a haltergibbet - hang on an execution instrument | | 2. | string up - add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"stringadd - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
stringnoun1. A group of people or things arranged in a row:column, file, line, queue, rank, row, tier.2. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, round, run, sequence, series, succession, suite, train.Informal: streak.3. Informal. A restricting or modifying element.Often used in plural:condition, provision, proviso, qualification, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural).verbTo put (objects) onto a fine continuous filament:thread.phrasal verb
string upInformal. To execute by suspending by the neck:gibbet, hang.Slang: swing.Translationsstring up
string (one) upTo hang one, typically until death. The sheriff told us he'd string us all up if we ever showed our faces in town again. My great-great-grandfather was strung up for his involvement in the rebellion.See also: string, upstring someone upto hang someone. The sheriff swore he would string Tex up whenever he caught him. He never strung up Tex.See also: string, upstring upHang; also, kill by hanging. For example, They strung up their Christmas lights in October, or The mob wanted to string him up on the nearest tree. [Early 1800s] See also: string, upstring upv.1. To hang something by a string: All of the neighbors on my street string up the flag in their front yards. The Christmas lights look great—how long did it take to string them up?2. To equip something with a string: They strung up their fishing rods and headed to the lake to catch some trout. I just bought my first guitar, but I don't know how to string it up or tune it. The band couldn't start the set on time because the fiddle player needed a few minutes to string up.3. To kill someone by hanging: Do you know what we do to traitors here?—We string them up! The accused murderer was strung up without a fair trial.See also: string, upEncyclopediaSeestringstring up
Synonyms for string upverb kill by hangingSynonymsRelated Words- execute
- put to death
- halter
- gibbet
verb add as if on a stringSynonymsRelated Words |