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string

noun
  1. stringed instruments that are played with a bow
    “the strings played superlatively well”
    bowed stringed instrument
  2. a necklace made by a stringing objects together
    “a string of beads”
    chainstrand
  3. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
    “I pulled the string and closed the bag.”
    drawstringdrawing string
  4. a lightweight cord
    twine
  5. a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
  6. a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
  7. a linear sequence of symbols, characters, words, or phrases
    “The function only accepts strings as parameters.”
  8. 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
  9. (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
  10. a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
verb
  1. add as if on a string
    “string these ideas together”
    string up
  2. provide with strings
    “string my guitar”
  3. thread on or as if on a string
    “string pearls on a string”
    draw
  4. remove the stringy parts of
    “string beans”
  5. string together
    “tie or fasten with a string”
  6. stretch out or arrange like a string
  7. move or come along
    string along