Толковый словарь английского языка - string
String
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
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n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for tying or holding together, pulling, etc. 3 a length of catgut or wire etc. on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration. 4 a (in pl.) the stringed instruments in an orchestra etc. b (attrib.) relating to or consisting of stringed instruments (string quartet). 5 (in pl.) an awkward condition or complication (the offer has no strings). 6 a set of things strung together; a series or line of persons or things (a string of beads; a string of oaths). 7 a group of racehorses trained at one stable. 8 a tough piece connecting the two halves of a bean-pod etc. 9 a piece of catgut etc. interwoven with others to form the head of a tennis etc. racket. 10 = STRINGBOARD. --v. (past and past part. strung) 1 tr. supply with a string or strings. 2 tr. tie with string. 3 tr. thread (beads etc.) on a string. 4 tr. arrange in or as a string. 5 tr. remove the strings from (a bean). 6 tr. place a string ready for use on (a bow). 7 tr. colloq. hoax. 8 intr. (of glue etc.) become stringy. 9 intr. Billiards make the preliminary strokes that decide which player begins. Phrases and idioms on a string under one's control or influence. string along colloq. 1 deceive, esp. by appearing to comply with (a person). 2 (often foll. by with) keep company (with). string bass Mus. a double-bass. string bean 1 any of various beans eaten in their fibrous pods, esp. runner beans or French beans. 2 colloq. a tall thin person. string-course a raised horizontal band or course of bricks etc. on a building. string out extend; prolong (esp. unduly). string-piece a long timber supporting and connecting the parts of a framework. string tie a very narrow necktie. string up 1 hang up on strings etc. 2 kill by hanging. 3 make tense. string vest a vest with large meshes. Derivatives stringless adj. stringlike adj. Etymology: OE streng f. Gmc: cf. STRONG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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