noun
To fly a kite one needs the right weight of string
Why does he let her drag him around on the end of a string?
A string of coincidences led to their meeting again after twenty years
In her hair was a string of pearls
He had to pull strings to get his son a job on the paper
She is the one who pulls the strings when it comes to new investments
I might have known that there would be strings attached to their offer of a free holiday in Corfu
verb
The children were busy stringing beads to make necklaces
At holiday time, coloured lights are strung round the town square
He knew that if the jury didn't convict him the townspeople would string him up
string along
I said I would string along with the plan for the time being
She's just stringing you along till her boyfriend comes back
They strung Harold along for months before they made off with his life savings
string out
The line of refugees strung out as far as one could see
He strung out the repayment for as long as possible
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