string

string1 [ strıŋ ] noun ***

▸ 1 thin rope

▸ 2 group/series of things

▸ 3 on instrument

▸ 4 on tennis racket, etc.

▸ 5 something like string

▸ 6 players rated by ability

▸ 7 limiting conditions

▸ 8 G-string

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count or uncount thin rope, usually made of twisted fibers and used for tying things together:

a package tied with string

a piece of string

The balloon was attached to a long string.

2. ) count string of a group of similar or connected things:

a string of islands

A string of cars traveled up the narrow mountain road.

He owns a string of restaurants in the Midwest.

a string of questions/lies/insults: I was confronted by a string of questions.

a ) COMPUTING a group of characters used in a computer program and treated as a single unit

b ) a series of similar or connected events that happen one after the other:

A string of fires plagued the area last summer.

The team had a string of 13 wins last season.

3. ) count one of several long pieces of NYLON, wire, or another substance stretched across a musical instrument, and used for producing sounds:

guitar/violin/harp strings

a ) strings plural the STRINGED INSTRUMENTS in an orchestra, or the people who play them

4. ) count any of the long thin pieces of plastic or other material stretched across the frame of a tennis RACKET or similar piece of sports equipment

5. ) count something long and thin that is similar to a string:

Strings of damp hair clung to her forehead.

6. ) uncount AMERICAN a group of players of the same level of ability:

first/second string: He made the second string on the baseball team.

7. ) strings plural special conditions that limit an offer or agreement:

If there are any strings involved, I'm really not interested.

no strings attached: The money was given with no strings attached.

8. ) count a G-STRING

have someone on a string INFORMAL

to be able to control someone:

He has them on a string waiting for his answer.

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string

string 2 [ strıŋ ] (past tense and past participle strung [ strʌŋ ] ) verb transitive

1. ) to pass a string through several things in order to make a chain:

The children sat on the floor stringing beads.

2. ) to hang something between two objects:

She strung a hammock between two trees.

3. ) to hang things in a line:

string something on/around/along/across something: Lights were strung all around the patio.

4. ) to put strings on a musical instrument or a sports RACKET

,string a`long phrasal verb

1. ) transitive string someone along to make someone continue believing something that is false for a long time, especially something about your intentions or beliefs:

She's just stringing you along she won't marry you.

2. ) intransitive to agree with or go along with an idea or suggestion:

string along with: I'll string along with your plan and see what happens.

3. ) intransitive BRITISH to go somewhere with someone, especially because you have nothing else to do: TAG ALONG:

If you're going shopping, can I string along?

,string `out phrasal verb transitive

1. ) usually passive to arrange something in a long line:

The Florida Keys are strung out from the mainland of the United States between the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida.

2. ) to make something last longer than necessary:

They had to string things out until the Duke arrived.

,string to`gether phrasal verb transitive

to arrange a group of things into a series:

He can hardly string a sentence together.

,string `up phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

to kill someone by hanging them