1. (

• string ,
• twine

) a lightweight cord ;

2. (

• bowed_stringed_instrument ,
• string ,

) stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" ;

3. (

• string ,

) a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket ;

4. (

• string ,
• train ,

) 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" ;

5. (

• string

) a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.) ;

6. (

• drawstring ,
• drawing_string ,
• string ,

) a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" ;

7. (

• string

) a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) ;

8. (

• string ,
• cosmic_string

) (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop ;

9. (

• string ,

) a collection of objects threaded on a single strand ;

10. (

• chain ,
• string ,
• strand ,

) a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls" ;

1. (

• string ,
• thread ,
• draw ,

) thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" ;

2. (

• string ,
• string_up

) add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" ;

3. (

• string ,
• string_along

) move or come along ;

4. (

• string ,

) stretch out or arrange like a string ;

5. (

• string ,

) string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" ;

6. (

• string ,

) remove the stringy parts of; "string beans" ;

7. (

• string

) provide with strings; "string my guitar" ;