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strung![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 ![]() String \String\ (str[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Strung (str[u^]ng); p. p. Strung (R. Stringed (str[i^]ngd)); p. pr. & vb. n. Stringing.] 1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin. [1913 Webster] Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street? --Gay. [1913 Webster] 2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it. [1913 Webster] For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads. [1913 Webster] 4. To make tense; to strengthen. [1913 Webster] Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9. [1913 Webster] 6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung him along all day until he realized we were kidding. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] ![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 ![]() Strung \Strung\, imp. & p. p. of String. [1913 Webster] ![]() ![]() Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 ![]()
string
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: twine]
2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the
strings played superlatively well" [syn: bowed stringed
instrument]
3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound
when plucked, struck, or bowed
4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in
which each successive member is related to the preceding;
"a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of
thought" [syn: train]
5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or
phrases)
6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around
an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
[syn: drawstring, drawing string]
7: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
8: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string
of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, strand]
v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
"the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
cranberries" [syn: thread, draw]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together";
"string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: string
up]
3: move or come along [syn: string along]
4: stretch out or arrange like a string
5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the
package"
6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: unstring]
[also: strung]
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strung
adj : that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"
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strung
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