- string
- [[t]strɪ̱ŋ[/t]]
♦♦♦strings, stringing, strung1) N-VAR String is thin rope made of twisted threads, used for tying things together or tying up parcels.
He held out a small bag tied with string.
...a shiny metallic coin on a string.
2) N-COUNT: usu N of n A string of things is a number of them on a piece of string, thread, or wire.She wore a string of pearls around her neck.
...a string of fairy lights.
3) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A string of places or objects is a number of them that form a line.The landscape is broken only by a string of villages...
A string of five rowing boats set out from the opposite bank.
4) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A string of similar events is a series of them that happen one after the other.The incident was the latest in a string of attacks...
Between 1940 and 1943 he had a string of 62 consecutive victories.
5) N-COUNT The strings on a musical instrument such as a violin or guitar are the thin pieces of wire or nylon stretched across it that make sounds when the instrument is played.He went off to change a guitar string.
...a twenty-one-string harp.
6) N-PLURAL: oft N n The strings are the section of an orchestra which consists of stringed instruments played with a bow.The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist...
There was a 20-member string section.
7) N-COUNT In computing, a string is a particular series of letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces, for example a word or phrase that you want to search for in a document.8) VERB If you string something somewhere, you hang it up between two or more objects.[V n prep/adv] He had strung a banner across the wall.
String up means the same as string.Also V n P
V P n (not pron) People were stringing up decorations on the fronts of their homes.9) → See also , purse strings, , strung out10) PHRASE: Ns inflect, PHR after v If someone has more than one string to their bow, they have more than one ability or thing they can use if the first one they try is not successful.I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.
11) PHRASE If something is offered to you with no strings attached or with no strings, it is offered without any special conditions.Aid should be given to developing countries with no strings attached.
...no-strings grants that last for five years.
12) PHRASE: V inflects If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.
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English dictionary. 2008.
