STRING

I. noun see: strain Date: before 12th century 1. a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie, something that resembles a ~ , 2. a cord (as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body, a plant fiber (as a leaf vein), 3. the gut, wire, or nylon cord of a musical instrument, b. plural the ~ed instruments of an orchestra, the players of such instruments, the gut, wire, or cord of a racket or shooting bow, 5. a group of objects threaded on a ~ , b. a series of things arranged in or as if in a line , a sequence of like items (as bits, characters, or words), a group of business properties scattered geographically , the animals and especially horses belonging to or used by one individual, 6. a means of recourse ; expedient , a group of players ranked according to skill or proficiency, succession 3a , one of the inclined sides of a stair supporting the treads and risers, 9. balkline 1, the action of lagging for break in billiards, line 13, 11. plural contingent conditions or obligations, control , domination , a hypothetical one-dimensional object that is infinitely thin but has a length of 10 -33 centimeters, that vibrates as it moves through space, and whose mode of vibration manifests itself as a subatomic particle, ~less adjective II. verb (strung; ~ing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to equip with ~s, to tune the ~s of, to make tense ; key up, 3. to thread on or as if on a ~, to thread with objects, to tie, hang, or fasten with ~, to put together (as words or ideas) like objects threaded on a ~ , to hang by the neck, to remove the ~s of , 6. to extend or stretch like a ~ , to set out in a line or series, intransitive verb to move, progress, or lie in a ~, to form into ~s, lag 3, III. adjective Date: 15th century of or relating to ~ed musical instruments