<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.</li><li>something resembling a cord or thread.</li><li>a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet.</li><li>a necklace consisting of a number of beads, pearls, or the like threaded or strung on a cord; strand.</li><li>any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: a string of questions.</li><li>a series of railroad cars coupled together but not constituting an entire train.</li><li>a group of animals, especially saddle horses, owned or used by one person: a string of polo ponies.</li><li>(in a musical instrument) a tightly stretched cord or wire that produces a tone when caused to vibrate, as by plucking, striking, or friction of a bow.</li><li>players on such instruments in an orchestra or band.</li><li>a bowstring.</li><li>the tough piece uniting the two parts of a pod: the strings of beans.</li><li>Architecture: a stringcourse.</li><li>a linear sequence of symbols, words, characters, or bits that is treated as a unit.</li><li>a complement of contestants or players grouped as a squad in accordance with their skill.</li><li>conditions or limitations on a proposal: a generous offer with no strings attached.</li><li>Obsolete: a ligament, nerve, or the like in an animal body.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to furnish with or as with a string or strings: to string a bow.</li><li>to extend or stretch (a cord, thread, etc.) from one point to another.</li><li>to thread on or as on a string: to string beads.</li><li>to connect in or as in a line; arrange in a series or succession: She knows how to string words together.</li><li>to adjust the string of (a bow) or tighten the strings of (a musical instrument) to the required pitch.</li><li>to provide or adorn with something suspended or slung: a room strung with festoons.</li><li>to kill by hanging (usually followed by up).</li><li>Slang: to fool or hoax.</li><li>to keep (a person) waiting or in a state of uncertainty.</li><li>to extend; stretch out: The parade strung out for miles.</li></ul>