Strung

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  String \String\ (str[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Strung} (str[u^]ng);
     p. p. {Strung} (R. {Stringed} (str[i^]ngd)); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Stringing}.]
     1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
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              Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet
              With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street?
                                                    --Gay.
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     2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument,
        in order to play upon it.
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              For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung,
              That not a mountain rears its head unsung.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
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     4. To make tense; to strengthen.
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              Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to
        string beans. See {String}, n., 9.
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     6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung
        him along all day until he realized we were kidding.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strung \Strung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {String}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  string
       n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: {twine}]
       2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the
          strings played superlatively well" [syn: {bowed stringed
          instrument}]
       3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound
          when plucked, struck, or bowed
       4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in
          which each successive member is related to the preceding;
          "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of
          thought" [syn: {train}]
       5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or
          phrases)
       6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around
          an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
          [syn: {drawstring}, {drawing string}]
       7: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
       8: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string
          of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {chain}, {strand}]
       v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
            "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
            cranberries" [syn: {thread}, {draw}]
       2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together";
          "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string
          up}]
       3: move or come along [syn: {string along}]
       4: stretch out or arrange like a string
       5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the
          package"
       6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
       7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: {unstring}]
       [also: {strung}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strung
       adj : that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strung
       See {string}