String | Mean of string in English Dictionary

/ˈstrɪŋ/

• Noun
• a long, thin piece of twisted thread that you use to attach things, tie things together, or hang things
1. She tied a string around the boxes.
2. a piece/loop/ball of string
3. He tied the packages together with string.
• a group of objects that are connected with a string, wire, chain, etc.
1. She was wearing a string of pearls.
2. We used four strings of Christmas lights to decorate the tree.
• a series of similar things
1. He owns a string of movie theaters.
2. a long/whole string of names/numbers

• a series of events which follow each other in time
1. a string of robberies
2. The band had a string of hits in the 1990s.
• a group of letters, words, or numbers which is treated as a single unit in a computer program
1. a character string
• a long, thin piece of tightly stretched wire or other material (such as nylon) that is used to produce sounds in a musical instrument (such as a violin or piano)
1. guitar/piano strings
• a group of players on a team that play together because they have similar abilities
1. the first/second string of a football team
2. He was demoted to the second string.
• requirements that are connected with something
1. She won't accept the gift if there are strings. [=if she is expected to do something in return for it]
2. They offered her the job with no strings attached. [=with no conditions]
3. He's generous, but there are always strings attached. [=he always expects something in return for what he gives to people]
• a long, thin piece of nylon or other material that is stretched tightly across a tennis racket or similar object
• to have more than one idea, skill, plan, etc., that you can use if it is needed
1. That didn't fix the problem, but I have more than one string to my bow.
• to be able to make (someone) do anything you want
1. He has his girlfriend on a string.
• to use the influence that you have with important people to get or achieve something
1. His father had to pull (some) strings to get him the job.
• to control someone or something often in a secret way
1. It turned out that his brother was the person pulling the strings behind the operation.
• the instruments of an orchestra (such as the cello, violin, or piano) that have strings or the musicians who play them
1. The concert was excellent, especially the strings.
2. The orchestra's string section is excellent.
• Verb
• to put (things) together on a string, thread, chain, etc.
1. string beads
2. We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.
• to place or hang (things) in a line or series
1. They strung wires from tree to tree.
2. We strung [=hung] Christmas lights along the railing.
3. Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.
• to tie, hang, or fasten (something) with string
1. She strung the key around her neck.
• to attach strings to (something, such as a musical instrument or tennis racket)
1. You'll have to string your guitar/racket before you can play.
• to continue to deceive or trick (someone) for a long time
1. He was just stringing us along with false promises.
2. He really loved her but she was just stringing him along. [=making him think that she loved him so she could use him]
• to go with or follow (someone or something)
1. She strung along with them to the museum.
• to make (something) take longer than it should
1. You're just stringing this out to avoid having to leave.
• to combine (different things) into something that is complete, useful, etc.
1. See if you can string the theories together into something that makes sense.
2. The filmmaker strung together interviews with a number of experts on the subject.
3. She was finding it hard to string together a coherent argument.
• to hang (someone) by the neck
1. They threatened to string him up in a tree.