to string up
4
5.5
- phrasal verb
- /strɪŋ ʌp/
:
colgar
- And that evening, they strung up more lights on the house and barn.
- strung up lights
- strung up the banners
- strung up Christmas lights
Examples
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Also on the decorating chore list are stringing up shrubbery lights and hanging a large wreath on the front of the house.
Blog text (18) -
There are tables and a BBQ on the roof, with white Christmas lights strung up and music playing.
Fiction book (1996) -
"When you get back to Last Chance, string them up where everyone can see them.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Help me string it up."
Fiction book (1997) -
If we had some wire or a piece of thread, we could string 'em up across the whole window.
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We strung up this yellow tape, which took a while.
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I strung up all the banners.
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They'd strung up white lights along with glittery streamers and a lone cherry-red bulb.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the window is an enormous hula hoop display, with various hoops strung up on wire in front of a large cardboard diorama.
Fiction book (1994) -
We strung up colorful banners to celebrate the festival.
Synonyms
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1.0
To attach something from above so it stays up
83
4.3
To hang or cover something loosely with cloth
69
2.3
Put something on a wall or hook so it stays off the ground
45
4.9
To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful
35
1.9
To tie things together with a thin cord
11
1.0
To tie or secure something with a strong cord
7
3.5
People put beads or flags on a string
4
3.6
To attach something to a wall or board with a pin
3
3.0
Put a large sign or cloth up so people can see it
Antonyms
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Morphology
The verb 'string' (to bind with cord) combined with 'up' (indicating upward motion or completion) gives a compositional sense of suspending or fastening someone upward, so a learner could infer a meaning related to hanging. However, the specific punitive/lethal sense 'to kill by hanging' is a pragmatic extension beyond merely tying or suspending and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
String up comes from the simple act of putting things on a string and hanging them up. People would do this with curtains, lights, or banners, so it now means 'to hang or attach something'.