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String (strĭng), v. t. [imp. Strung (strŭng); p. p. Strung (R. Stringed (strĭngd)); p. pr. & vb. n. Stringing.]
1. To furnish with strings; as, “to string a violin”.
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Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet
With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street? Gay.
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2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it.
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For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung,
That not a mountain rears its head unsung. Addison.
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3. To put on a string; to file; as, “to string beads”.
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4. To make tense; to strengthen.
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Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. Dryden.
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5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, “to string beans”. See String, n., 9.
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6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, “we strung him along all day until he realized we were kidding”. [Slang]
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Strung (?), imp. & p. p. of String.
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