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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.]Stringing string collectively, 1722.TranslationsIdiomsSeestringstringing
stringing[′striŋ·iŋ] (petroleum engineering) The connecting of lengths of pipe end to end (tubing or casing) to make a string long enough to reach to the desired depth in a well bore. |