to string
- verb
- /strɪŋ/
- She learned how to string the beans during her cooking class.
Examples
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I've already strung the cables, sir.
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Before cooking, be sure to string the green beans to remove the fibrous parts.
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To prepare the dish, you need to string the vegetables first.
Synonyms
To take the thin cords off a musical instrument or bow
Idioms
- Informal
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Make someone believe a false promise for a long time to get an advantage
Gently pull and release a string on an instrument like a guitar or harp to make a sound
Compounds
- Specialized
An idea that tiny vibrating strings make different particles and forces
- Specialized
An idea in physics about a very thin, long object in space that has a lot of energy
- Informal
Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent
A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos
- US
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
A stitch that goes around an opening and pulls the edges together to close it
- Specialized
An early form of string theory that describes only bosons, a type of particle, and needs 26 dimensions
- Specialized
An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth
- Jargon
An invisible or marked line on a pool table behind which cue balls are placed at game start
- Archaic
A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them
A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb string (as in 'string the beans') comes from the noun 'string' because you remove the little cord-like fibers, so to string vegetables is to take out that tough, cord-like part.