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noun
1. material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.
ひも, (太めの)糸 (!特定の長さの個々のひもはC)
a piece of string used to tie around or attach to something.
a piece of catgut or similar material interwoven with others to form the head of a sports racket.
a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration.
(楽器の)弦
(strings) the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
〖the ～s; 集合的に〗 弦楽器演奏者, (オーケストラの)弦楽パート
as modifier relating to or consisting of stringed instruments:
e.g. a string quartet.
2. a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord:
(ひもに通した)1本, 一連, 1つなぎ
e.g. she wore a string of agates around her throat.
a sequence of similar items or events:
〖a ～ of A〗 一連の, 連続するA〈物･出来事〉(series)
e.g. a string of burglaries.
Computing a linear sequence of characters, words, or other data.
〘コンピュ〙 (プログラムの)文字列, 記号列
a group of racehorses trained at one stable.
a team or player holding a specified position in an order of preference:
e.g. Gary was first string on the varsity football team.
3. a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod.
〘植〙 繊維, (豆のさやの)すじ
4. short for stringboard.
5. Physics a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop.
(also cosmic string) (in cosmology) a hypothetical threadlike concentration of energy within the structure of space-time.
verb (past and past participle strung | strəNG | )
1. with object and adverbial hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line:
〈ひも･電線など〉を張る
e.g. lights were strung across the promenade.
thread (a series of small objects) on a string:
(ひもなどに)〈玉など〉を通す
e.g. he collected stones with holes in them and strung them on a strong cord.
(be strung) be arranged in a long line:
e.g. the houses were strung along the road.
(string something together) add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole:
〈2つ以上のもの〉をどうにか獲得してうまくやる
e.g. he can't string two sentences together.
2. with object fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow):
〈楽器〉に弦を張る
e.g. the harp had been newly strung.
3. with object remove the strings from (a bean).
〈豆のさや〉のすじを取る.
4. British Billiards another term for lag1 (sense 2 of the verb) .
PHRASES
no strings attached
informal used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions.
on a string
under one's control or influence: I've got the world on a string.
PHRASAL VERBS
string along
British informal stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient.
string someone along
informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions: she had no plans to marry him—she was just stringing him along.
string something out
cause something to stretch out; prolong something.
(string out) stretch out into a long line: the runners string out in a line across the road.
(be strung out) be nervous or tense: I often felt strung out by daily stresses.
(be strung out) North American be under the influence of alcohol or drugs: he died, strung out on booze and cocaine.
string someone/something up
hang something up on strings.
kill someone by hanging.
DERIVATIVES
stringless adjective
stringlike | -ˌlīk | adjective
ORIGIN
Old English streng (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row’ and ‘fit with a string’.