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string[2,verb] strung high-strung

Main Entry: ²string
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): strung /str/; string·ing /stri-i/
1 : to equip (as a tennis racket) with strings
2 a : to thread on or as if on a string <string beads> b : to tie, hang, or fasten with string
3 : to hang by the neck <strung up from a high tree>
4 : to remove the strings of <string beans>
5 a : to extend or stretch like a string <string wires from tree to tree> b : to set out in a line or series

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