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string

/stɹɪŋ/ noun

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In Latin: līnum, līnea, fīlum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about string at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
    I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.
  2. Control; influence.
    I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.
  3. The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
    The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?

verb

  1. To put (items) on a string.
    You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.
  2. To put strings on (something).
    It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.
  3. To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

Origin

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”).

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Related Words: threaddrawstringchaintraintwinestrand

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