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string en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /stɹɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English string, streng, strynge, from Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord, strand; to tighten”). Cognate with Scots string (“string”), Dutch streng (“cord, strand”), Low German strenge (“strand, cord, rope”), German Strang (“strand, cord, rope”), Danish streng (“string”), Swedish sträng (“string, cord, wire”), Icelandic strengur (“string”), Latvian stringt (“to be tight, wither”), Latin stringō (“to tighten”), Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “halter”), Ancient Greek στραγγός (strangós, “tied together, entangled, twisted”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
    • She bought cotton thread to use to make string.
    • Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string. 1700, Matthew Prior, Carmen Seculare. for the Year 1700:
    • I need three strings to complete the project.
  2. (countable, figuratively, plural, sometimes, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. ▸ Control; influence.
    • You have to keep the piece with your mother-in-law, because mothers always have strings in their child.
    • I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.
    • "Mr. Chairman, it gives me pleasure to mention the name of Mr. J. M. Blake as one of the delegates from this ward; and I can confidently assure the house that if he is made a delegate he can be counted on to represent the whole people and cater only to their wishes, as it is well known that no one has had or ever can have a string on him." 1909, N. Y. Homer, A Slight Indiscretion, Cochrane Publishing Company, pages 122-123:
  3. (countable, figuratively, in-plural, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. ▸ The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
    • no strings attached
    • The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?
    • But he added: "The RDG offer contains more strings than a harp, including some which have never previously been discussed. It also omits significant points that had previously been negotiated." 2022 December 14, Mel Holley, “Network News: Strikes go on as RMT rejects RDG's "detrimental" offer”, in RAIL, number 972, page 8:
  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. ▸ A controlling inner sense, emotion, memory, etc.
    • tug on the heart strings
    • The sight triggered a string of revulsion in her.
    • The smell pulled a string that reawakened his memory of his grandmother's cooking.
    • The experience struck a string in him that turned into a lifetime hobby.
  5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. ▸ Control over the basketball in a game; the state of being in sync as a team, as if connected by a string.
    • Tell Johnson he needs to be on a string with the ball.
    • You have to get the ball on an absolute string.
    • The team needs to be on a string.
  6. (countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material.
    • The headdress's frame is made with strings of gold.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A length of nylon or other material comprising the webbing on the head of a racquet or the mesh pocket of a lacrosse stick.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
    • the strings of beans; a string bean
  9. (countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A bowstring.
    • You have to be strong to pull on the string.
  10. (countable, uncountable, used with jump, usually) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A bowstring. ▸ The sound of a bowstring releasing, which often causes a target animal to jump.
    • The deer jumped the string.
  11. (countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A segment of wire, made of plastic, metal or other material, used as the sound-producing vibrating element on a chordophone.
    • a violin string
  12. (countable, in-plural, metonymically, sometimes, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A segment of wire, made of plastic, metal or other material, used as the sound-producing vibrating element on a chordophone. ▸ A stringed instrument.
    • He lacked Ginny's skill on the strings, but made up for it in enthusiasm. 2006, Lou Grantt, At the Lake, page 93:
  13. (countable, metonymically, plural-normally, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A segment of wire, made of plastic, metal or other material, used as the sound-producing vibrating element on a chordophone. ▸ The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
    • The strings were wonderful in last night's performance.
  14. (countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A player's handicap in string game golf, providing an advantage in the form of the string, twine, rope, etc., used to measure that handicap.
    • If a player uses, say, 10 inches of string to move from rough to fairway, those 10 inches are then cut from her allotment and disposed of. Players must maximize their string by using it judiciously. 1997, National Golf Foundation, Tournaments and Events: Organization and Management, page 67:
  15. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
    • Duckweed putteth forth a little string into the water, from the bottom. 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
  16. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Any similar long, thin and flexible material. ▸ A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
    • The string of his tongue was loosed. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 7:35:
  17. (countable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together.
    • a string of sausages
    • a string of pearls, shells or beads
  18. (countable, historical, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept in a game of billiards.
  19. (broadly, countable, historical, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept in a game of billiards. ▸ The points made in a game of billiards.
  20. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ A series of items or events; items arranged in a line; a trend; a sequence of words, letters, sounds, etc.
    • a string of islands 1776–1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:
    • Her string of bad luck seemed likely to continue.
    • The string of cars stretched as far as I could see.
    • He let out a string of profanities. That acronym is a string of letters. She heard a string of applause from the audience, amid a few strings of laughter.
    • In 1933, disgusted and discouraged after a string of commercial failures, Clara quit the film business forever. 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
    • The war was ended by a catastrophic string of battles on the northern front.
    • The string of houses at the end of Motter Avenue are having a block party.
  21. (broadly, countable, qualifier:shooting, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ A series of items or events; items arranged in a line; a trend; a sequence of words, letters, sounds, etc. ▸ A series of gunshots comprising a sequence in a practical shooting event.
    • This is a category where I have seen some different variations. Down in Florida, they shoot this category using four pistols and a shotgun. They will replace the rifle string with another pistol string. This makes that string much more challenging because of the farther rifle targets being engaged with pistols. 2023 January 19, The Outlaw Travis James, “Cowboy Action Shooting Categories”, in Action Shooting Network:
  22. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ A series of items or events; items arranged in a line; a trend; a sequence of words, letters, sounds, etc. ▸ An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
  23. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together. ▸ A series of items or events; items arranged in a line; a trend; a sequence of words, letters, sounds, etc. ▸ A string citation.
    • If none of the cases in a string is controlling, cite the first case and the most recent one, or the first case and the case in the string that is most like the one you are trying. 2003, John Phelps Warnock, Harold C. Warnock, Effective Writing: A Handbook with Stories for Lawyers, Parlor Press LLC, page 92:
  24. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
    • The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
    • The dish was garnished with zucchini strings.
  25. (countable, uncountable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ A stretchy or gooey length of melted cheese; the stringiness quality of producing such strings of cheese.
    • The curds milled at pH 5.40 had a tough, firm texture with nice strings and squeaky chew as compared with curds milled at pH 5.10 that were much softer, flowed easily out of the cooker-stretcher, melted completely, and had a tear with no strings. The curds in the cheese made from milk with 5.5% CN were the toughest and firmest of all cheeses with a mealy texture when milled at pH 5.40 whereas at pH 5.10, the curd had good string but with tough, chewy, and squeaky texture. 2025 May 12, A.V. Swaminathan, S.K. Lillevang, S. Govindasamy-Lucey, J.J. Jaeggi, M.E. Johnson, J.A. Lucey, “Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella made from milk with varying casein contents”, in Journal of Dairy Science, volume 108, number 7, July 2025, pages 6771-6787:
  26. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
    • […] strings and flarks is scarcely noticeable and it is the intermediate level (relative to the water table) between the higher, drier strings, and the low, wet flarks, which dominates. Such mires have an almost continuous cover of sedges[…] 2009 July 15, Vaclav Cilek, Earth System: History and Natural Variability - Volume III, EOLSS Publications, →ISBN, page 199:
    • Strings and Flarks[:] The two most conspicuous land form patterns in water tracks are fields of tree islands and networks of strings and flarks. The origin of strings and flarks is a controversial subject that has been treated extensively[…] 1987, Paul H. Glaser, The Ecology of Patterned Boreal Peatlands of Northern Minnesota: A Community Profile, page 51:
    • […] strings and flarks are again aligned along the contours, but the flarks are much wider and are often drier. Where the flarks are flooded they are curiously reminiscent of a system of terraced paddy fields […] 1993, Shatrughna Prasad Sinha, Instant encyclopaedia of geography, Mittal Publications, →ISBN, page 335:
  27. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table.
  28. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table. ▸ A part of the game of billiards, in which the order of play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
  29. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
    • a single miner is often found pursuing his solitary labours at a string or thin vein of ore 1833, Thomas Sopwith, An Account of the Mining Districts of Alston Moor, Weardale […] :
  30. (countable) Senses relating to string-like items ▸ A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
  31. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ Any grouping of companies, institutions, etc.
    • He handles a string of professional boxers.
    • The US operates a string of military bases in countries throughout the world.
    • He owned a string of pizza restaurants throughout the region.
  32. (countable, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc. ▸ A complete game of ten frames.
  33. (countable, uncountable, used in phrases with out) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc. ▸ The series of three balls and two strikes which comprise an almost full opportunity for a batter, meaning that the next pitch will be decisive.
    • This pitch will be key, because the string is out.
    • The batter should play out the string. The pitcher should run out the string.
  34. (collective, countable, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ The members of a sports team or squad in terms of whether they are likely to play first or as backups, etc.
    • first string; second string; third string
  35. (collective, countable, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ A group of horses kept for working purposes by one owner; a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
    • My string usually consisted of six to eight head and occasionally more, mostly young horses, with one or two good broke six or seven year olds. 2011, Buck Horn, A Big String - Stories about Horses, Round-Ups and Characters I Have Known:
    • "That's Flynn of Kildare," said Dodds's informant. "Jack Flynn has brought down that string of horses, and the other large string over yonder belongs to Tom Flynn, his brother. The two of them together are the two first breeders in Ireland." 1899, A. Conan Doyle, “A Shadow Before”, in The Windsor Magazine, page 53:
    • The Ball Brothers' string of horses came in early from Plattsburg, where they were exhibited last week. This noted string of show horses from the Ball stables at Versailles, Ky., is one of the big features of the horse show. 1911 October 17, The Shadow and Show Horse Chronicle, volume 1, Lexington, Kentucky: The Chronicle Publishing Group:
  36. (collective, countable, slang, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
    • They were turning tricks, doing drugs, and generally little better off than they had been before, except that they were keeping more of their money. But they seemed lonely, too, without the company of their pimp and the rest of his string. 2006, Steve Niles, Jeff Mariotte, 30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead, page 307:
  37. (collective, countable, uncountable) Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context ▸ A group of animals of any kind, generally moving in a line (as in camels), spread out laterally or a sequential series (as in ducks or geese taking flight).
    • The string of bison strolled along the river.
    • I heard a string of mallards taking flight one by one.
    • A great sea of rain clouds hovers over a string of bison. 2018, James P. Ronda, Visions of the Tallgrass: Prairie Photographs by Harvey Payne, University of Oklahoma Press:
    • we heard a number of shots, and, looking up, saw a string of ducks rise from the water and fly off towards the head of the pond 1923, James S. Verner, “The Lame Duck, the Alligator and Bill”, in The Libertarian, volume 3, page 561:
    • It is reported in Central Australia that the camels there have acquired a taste for barbed wire, and that a string of camels can be tempted up a difficult hill by dangling a coil of barbed wire in front of them. 1906, John Walter Gregory, The Dead Heart of Australia: A Journey Around Lake Eyre in the Summer of 1901-1902, with Some Account of the Lake Eyre Basin and the Flowing Wells of Central Australia, J. Murray, page 43:
    • A string of goats dotted the path up the mountainside.
  38. (countable, uncountable) Senses related to planks or strips. ▸ A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
    • Many of those that pretend to be great Rabbies in these studies have scarce saluted them from the strings, and the titlepage. 1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC:
  39. (countable, uncountable) Senses related to planks or strips. ▸ A board supporting steps.
  40. (countable, uncountable) Senses related to planks or strips. ▸ An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
  41. (countable, uncountable) Senses related to planks or strips. ▸ A stringcourse.
  42. (countable, slang, uncountable) Cannabis or marijuana.
  43. (countable, dated, figuratively, slang, uncountable) A hoax; a fake story.
  44. (countable, qualifier:oil industry, uncountable) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.

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Coordinates

flark

Deriveds

stringbush · hatstring · drill string · triple-string · eyestring · apron string · bandstring · pull a few strings · superstring · navel-string · docstring · string of beads · stringline · string bassist · pull the string · two-string · longbowstringmaker · strimmer · string pea · harpstring · first string · casing string · string quintet · heart strings · checkstring · bitstring · stringization · four-string guitar · midstring · string cheese · Pascal string · substring · keystring · nylon-string · harp on one string · three-string · idiot string · string band · C-style string · stringmaking · gob-string · wordstring · string-of-sausage lichen · string quartet · hairstring · silly string · nylon-string guitar · string saver · apron-string · eggstring · string bog · nanostring · hame string · third-string · marriage string · string sedge · string bean · shoestring · loosen the apron strings · string course · C-string · bytestring · pursestring · bonnetstring · connection string · no strings attached · string instrument · string trio · pullstring · multistring · red string of fate · string organ · stringful · six-string · stringbacks · navel string · spaghetti string · string to one's bow · sympathetic string · string orchestra · double-string · gutstring · protostring · steel string guitar · strings attached · stringmaker · push string uphill · string vest · hold the purse strings · string bass · steel-string guitar · stringlike · fiddlestring · string tanga · stringless · string bet · metastring · banjo string · string together · stringology · string pull · first-string · string player · string distance · drawstring · shirring string · third string · ministring · stringy · string-net · purse string · stringize · pull strings · harp on the same string · string citation · bootstring · stringification · second-string · string with · string instrumentalist · slipstring · G-string · unstring · string show · aerosol string · hamstring · string stop · string trimmer · format string · four-string · leading-string · mountain string · string plate · query string · no string attached · dickstring · rough string · no-strings-attached · stringbed · Dirac string · worm on a string · hyperstring · string theoretic · leading strings · on a string · stringable · capstring · apron-string hold · string tie · have two strings to one's bow · misstring · have the world on a string · completion string · string hoppers · eye-string · stringkini · how long is a piece of string · interstring · string ensemble · empty string · string attached · kissing string · latchstring · bit string · another string to one's bow · four-string banjo · here-string · string of pearls · lifestring · destring · tighten the purse strings · loosen the purse strings · single-string · string bikini · G string · string substitution · linestring

Descendants

estrém · string · string · string · stringi · מחרוזת · stringit · מַחְרֹזֶת · ストリング · streng · string · String · string · streng

Holonyms

net · sinew · cordage · muscle · tendon · beard

Hyponyms

bowtie · band · noodle · lariat · wire rope · heartstring · fillet · filament · thread · strip · lace · score string · hair · lasso · second string · tail · riband · line · tentacle · heartstrings · ribbon · cosmic string · braid · twine · guitar string · strand · rope · magic string · cable · fibril · shoelace · tendril · tie · fibre · tape · whisker · cord · bowstring · necktie · yarn · wire · headband

Synonyms

cord · sequence · stringer · chain · string line · succession · chain · twine · cord · chain · chain · line · provisions · streak · chain · line · string section · stringboard · series · twine · series · rope · sequence · succession · stringbed · series · rope · thread · lagging · succession · chain · cheese pull · rope · line · line · chain · rope · kermi · stringiness · rope · cord · cord · series · stable · chain · thread · thread · line · twine · line · cord · sequence · chain · twine · stringpiece · string · baulk line · sequence · twine · thread · chain · baulk line · string line · streak · thread · streak · streak · conditions · chain · succession

Translations (397)

it corda (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · eo vico (series of items or events) · fi rajoitukset (conditions) · it fila (series of items or events) · is strengur (programming: sequence of characters) · fi naru (this structure as a substance) · yue 繩 /绳 (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · et keelpillid (stringed instruments section) · es tralla (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · pl sznurek (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · yi שטריקל (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · uz tor (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it strumenti a corda (stringed instruments section) · pt cadeia de caracteres (programming: sequence of characters) · haw kāili (series of items or events) · be вяро́вачка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it serie (series of items or events) · sh жицa (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · et rida (series of items or events) · la līnum (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu karakterfüzér (programming: sequence of characters) · sh žȉca (string of a musical instrument) · ro suită (series of items or events) · txb śerkw (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ja 弓弦 (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · is snæri (this structure as a substance) · sm filo (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it resta (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · kw korden (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lv stīga (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · nn streng (programming: sequence of characters) · fi merkkijono (programming: sequence of characters) · pl struna (physics: subject of study in string theory) · ko 문자열 (programming: sequence of characters) · hu húr (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · hu madzag (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu sorozat (series of items or events) · de String (programming: sequence of characters) · ca reguitzell (series of items or events) · haw hilo (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fa رشته (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi jouset (stringed instruments section) · gun(long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · pdt Rieej (series of items or events) · tr tel (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ca cordill (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ka სიმი (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · da serie (series of items or events) · eo ŝnureto (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lt styga (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gl bramante (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it corda (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sv sträng (programming: sequence of characters) · izh keeli (string of a musical instrument) · ml ഞാൺ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cmn 線 /线 (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · bg низ (programming: sequence of characters) · sk následnosť (series of items or events) · ka ბაწარი (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sq varg (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · is strengur (string of a musical instrument) · it catena (series of items or events) · es sarta (series of items or events) · sv sträng (this structure as a substance) · sh жи̏ца (string of a musical instrument) · lt styga (string of a musical instrument) · pl ciąg znaków (programming: sequence of characters) · ko(string of a musical instrument) · hu szál (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · el έγχορδα (stringed instruments section) · eu katea (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ro coardă (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fr chaîne de caractères (programming: sequence of characters) · fi nauha (series of items or events) · fi jänne (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · ty hiro (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · da strygerne (stringed instruments section) · sv sträng (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · es ristra (series of items or events) · sw uzi (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · bg струнна секция (stringed instruments section) · sv serie (series of items or events) · mk врвка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu rost (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · pt corda (string of a musical instrument) · mk струна (string of a musical instrument) · hu string (programming: sequence of characters) · fr corde (this structure as a substance) · fr corde (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · de Zeichenkette (programming: sequence of characters) · fr cordes (stringed instruments section) · sv rad (series of items or events) · el συμβολοσειρά (programming: sequence of characters) · nb streng (programming: sequence of characters) · hu húr (string of a musical instrument) · cmn 琴弦 (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · sh strȕna (string of a musical instrument) · es bramante (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · es mecate ("cordel" or "cuerda") (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk povrázok (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cmn 字符串 (programming: sequence of characters) · be радо́к (programming: sequence of characters) · grc νῆμα (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sl vrv (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ro șir (series of items or events) · ca cadena (programming: sequence of characters) · uk рядо́к (programming: sequence of characters) · eo kordo (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ja ストリング (programming: sequence of characters) · el σπάγκος (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cu строуна (string of a musical instrument) · my ကြိုး (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ro șnur (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fr corde (physics: subject of study in string theory) · sk struna (string of a musical instrument) · tr ip (physics: subject of study in string theory) · la fīlum (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · esu pelacinak (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cmn 字串 (programming: sequence of characters) · bg връв (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cs struna (string of a musical instrument) · pi yotta (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · vi dây (string of a musical instrument) · hu húrosok (stringed instruments section) · bo སྐུད་པ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · km ខ្សែ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · bg низ (series of items or events) · ja(long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · izh noora (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hi ताँत (string of a musical instrument) · it sequenza di caratteri (programming: sequence of characters) · az sim (string of a musical instrument) · ar سِلْسِلَة (programming: sequence of characters) · hu sor (series of items or events) · mi kaui (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · de Schnur (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lo ດ້າຍ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ja(string of a musical instrument) · ja 文字列 (programming: sequence of characters) · it stringa (programming: sequence of characters) · ro șiret (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cmn 琴弦 (string of a musical instrument) · fi nauha (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · bg условие (conditions) · kk жолдық тұрпат (programming: sequence of characters) · ckb پەت (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · bg струна (string of a musical instrument) · it legaccio (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · th สาย (string of a musical instrument) · hi तंतु (string of a musical instrument) · ru верёвка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · de String (physics: subject of study in string theory) · bn তার (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu láncolat (series of items or events) · pl struna (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · pt corda (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it spago (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk tetiva (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · it sfilza (series of items or events) · ko(programming: sequence of characters) · ca cordell (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lv stīga (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ja(any similar long, thin and flexible object) · it fune (this structure as a substance) · et sõne (programming: sequence of characters) · es piolín (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gd teud (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · es piola (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · nl koord (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk špagát (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · nl draad (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · tl bagting (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · sl struna (string of a musical instrument) · ja(programming: sequence of characters) · ru ряд (series of items or events) · cmn 弓弦 (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · eo signoĉeno (programming: sequence of characters) · mt spaga (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ms tali (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk reťazec (programming: sequence of characters) · tk tar (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi kieli (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · hy լար (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hi तंत (string of a musical instrument) · be струна́ (string of a musical instrument) · hi धागा (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · mk низа (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi nyöri (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu cipőfűző (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · hi डोरी (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · is strengur (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ru стру́йка (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · mba lubid (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ota شراع (string of a musical instrument) · be мату́з (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk struna (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · pl struna (string of a musical instrument) · sh стру̏на (string of a musical instrument) · he מחרוזת (programming: sequence of characters) · ru строка́ (programming: sequence of characters) · el χορδή (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · eo kordo (string of a musical instrument) · no streng (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · is band (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sh žica (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ru се́рия (series of items or events) · tr tel (physics: subject of study in string theory) · cs provázek (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gl cordel (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · is snæri (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ja 条件 (conditions) · bn দড়ি (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi naru (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it stringa (this structure as a substance) · vi xâu (programming: sequence of characters) · mn чавхдас (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cmn(physics: subject of study in string theory) · hu szál (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · hu karakterlánc (programming: sequence of characters) · ru усло́вие (conditions) · be лі́на (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · pt barbante (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu zsineg (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lo ເຊືອກ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · vi huyền (string of a musical instrument) · fr corde (string of a musical instrument) · th สายอักขระ (programming: sequence of characters) · vi đàn (string of a musical instrument) · it rete (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · kk қыл (string of a musical instrument) · cmn(string of a musical instrument) · it sequela (series of items or events) · bg шнур (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · pt cordas (stringed instruments section) · it clausola restrittiva (conditions) · hu füzér (series of items or events) · es ringlera (series of items or events) · th สตริง (programming: sequence of characters) · tr dizgi (programming: sequence of characters) · th ด้าย (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · da streng (programming: sequence of characters) · sh ниска (programming: sequence of characters) · fr marijuana (slang: cannabis or marijuana) · fi nyöri (this structure as a substance) · hi डोर (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · mi aho (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · tr ip (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ru струна́ (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · ru ни́тка (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · ar وَتَر (string of a musical instrument) · orv струна (string of a musical instrument) · ro string (physics: subject of study in string theory) · ro coardă (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · ru струна́ (string of a musical instrument) · tr tel (string of a musical instrument) · cy tant (string of a musical instrument) · el σειρά (series of items or events) · it teoria delle stringhe (physics: subject of study in string theory) · ru цепо́чка (series of items or events) · mi tui (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu zsinór (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fa سیم (string of a musical instrument) · ro șir de caractere (programming: sequence of characters) · ru бечёвка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it canapo (this structure as a substance) · uk шво́рка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu feltétel (conditions) · fi ehdot (conditions) · ckb بەند (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it corda (this structure as a substance) · pt fio (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gl corda (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ro serie (series of items or events) · es cuerda (string of a musical instrument) · el κλωστή (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gl corda (string of a musical instrument) · ro coardă (string of a musical instrument) · hu vonósok (stringed instruments section) · es pita (a "cordel") (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it laccetto (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ca corda (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · izh nodraan (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ro coarde (stringed instruments section) · ota سجیم (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hi रस्सी (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi kieli (string of a musical instrument) · uk струна́ (string of a musical instrument) · cs šňůra (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ru струна́ (physics: subject of study in string theory) · izh köys (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu kikötés (conditions) · sk sekvencia (series of items or events) · izh šnurkka (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · is stafastrengur (programming: sequence of characters) · mn утас (string of a musical instrument) · fi pilvi (slang: cannabis or marijuana) · kk желі (physics: subject of study in string theory) · vi chuỗi (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it corda (string of a musical instrument) · da streng (this structure as a substance) · cs řetězec (programming: sequence of characters) · et keel (string of a musical instrument) · ko(long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ml ചരട് (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fi säie (physics: subject of study in string theory) · fa تار (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · yue 線 /线 (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fr série (series of items or events) · ru верени́ца (series of items or events) · hu előfeltétel (conditions) · sk šnúra (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sh niska (programming: sequence of characters) · sk sled (series of items or events) · fi nauha (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · hi रस्सा (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ckb دەزو (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · he מֵיתָר (string of a musical instrument) · ky кыл (string of a musical instrument) · sv snöre (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu marihuána (slang: cannabis or marijuana) · ru шнур (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · el χορδή (string of a musical instrument) · izh pagla (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it condizioni accessorie (conditions) · cy llinyn (programming: sequence of characters) · sv stränginstrument (stringed instruments section) · sv följd (series of items or events) · it stringa (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hi तार (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · da streng (string of a musical instrument) · grc χορδή (string of a musical instrument) · ca seguit (series of items or events) · es cuerda (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · el σπάγγος (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gu શબ્દમાળા (programming: sequence of characters) · mi miro (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu(slang: cannabis or marijuana) · da streng (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · ba ҡыл (string of a musical instrument) · az tel (string of a musical instrument) · ru тетива́ (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · fa رشته (programming: sequence of characters) · ar وَتَر (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · bn তার (string of a musical instrument) · bg ни́шка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ga sreang (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · es floema (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · is spotti (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sv sträng (string of a musical instrument) · gl cordón (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · es cordel (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · th เชือก (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · it legaccio (cohesive substance in the form of a string) · cmn(any similar long, thin and flexible object) · zu intambo (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ga sreangán (this structure as a substance) · nl snaar (string of a musical instrument) · fr cannabis (slang: cannabis or marijuana) · hi स्ट्रिंग (programming: sequence of characters) · fr suite (series of items or events) · ro strună (any similar long, thin and flexible object) · fo strongur (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · cy llinyn (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · el χορδή (physics: subject of study in string theory) · io kordeto (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · lv aukla (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sw tungo (programming: sequence of characters) · et nöör (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · es retahíla (series of items or events) · bg ограничение (conditions) · alt кыл (string of a musical instrument) · uk моту́зка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · he מֵיתָר (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · fa زه (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · nl snaarinstrumenten (stringed instruments section) · nl streng (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk reťaz (series of items or events) · ang strenġ (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · gd teud (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu spárga (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · ga sreangán (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · de Saite (string of a musical instrument) · nl karakterreeks (programming: sequence of characters) · ko(programming: sequence of characters) · la līnea (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · mi kaui (series of items or events) · to filo (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · kea bulina (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · vi chuỗi (programming: sequence of characters) · da streng (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · mi tau (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · uk вірьо́вка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · hu húr (physics: subject of study in string theory) · fi ketju (series of items or events) · tk ýüp (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) · sk struna (physics: subject of study in string theory) · uk верве́чка (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)

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string en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /stɹɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English stryngen, strengen, from the noun (see above).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
    • You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.
  2. (transitive) To put strings on (something).
    • It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.
  3. (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
  4. (intransitive) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
  5. To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
    • For instance he might see a White-eared Honeyeater, a not uncommon bird in the heathy areas at Bunyip, but in his excitement to call it, something in his brain scrambled and came out as: `White-cheeked Honeyeater!' White-cheeked Honeyeater is an absolute stonking crippler in Victoria, but Stu was not actually trying to string a rarity, he'd just got such a flood of new information swirling around his brain that sometimes it got jumbled up. 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 67:
    • To be honest, you'd be better off trying to string a Skylark as a Richard's Pipit rather than as a Pectoral Sandpiper. 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 81:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stringing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
strings Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
stringed Tense=Past colloquial lexicographic
stringed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part colloquial lexicographic
strung Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
strung Tense=Past lexicographic
strang Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

stringer · stringified · restring · string on · stringifier · stringify

Relateds

string out · string along · stringed · string up

Synonyms

thread (put on a string) · lace (put strings on)

Translations (25)

es enhebrar (put on a string) · ota دیزمك (put on a string) · mi kaui (put on a string) · fi jänteistää (put strings on) · izh ripustaa (put on a string) · ru нани́зывать (put on a string) · sv stränga (put strings on) · de einfädeln (put on a string) · nl aaneenrijgen (put on a string) · da opstrenge (put strings on) · es encordar (put strings on) · ca enfilar (put on a string) · fi pujottaa (put on a string) · de auffädeln (put on a string) · fr enfiler (put on a string) · bg нанизвам (put on a string) · nl rijgen (put on a string) · gl enfiar (put on a string) · pt enfileirar (put on a string) · da trække på snor (put on a string) · fi nauhoittaa (put strings on) · bg слагам струни (put strings on) · az düzmək (put on a string) · pt encordoar (put strings on) · da strenge op (put strings on)