Most of Canada's population is strung out along its border with the United States.
The early fast pace soon strung the field of runners out over more than a mile.
Zeb hoped he could string out his vacation as long as possible.
The legal process could string this dispute out for years.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
string out — verb set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series (Freq. 1) the houses were strung out in a long row • Syn: ↑spread out • Hypernyms: ↑arrange, ↑set up • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
string out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms string out : present tense I/you/we/they string out he/she/it strings out present participle stringing out past tense strung out past participle strung out 1) [usually passive] to arrange something in a long… … English dictionary
string out — {v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. * /The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see./ * /Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung … Dictionary of American idioms
string out — {v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. * /The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see./ * /Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung … Dictionary of American idioms
string out — make something extend over a great distance or over a long period of time The games of the soccer tournament were strung out over a period of about 3 weeks … Idioms and examples
string — string1 [ strıŋ ] noun *** ▸ 1 thin rope ▸ 2 group/series of things ▸ 3 on instrument ▸ 4 on tennis racket, etc. ▸ 5 something like string ▸ 6 players rated by ability ▸ 7 limiting conditions ▸ 8 G string ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount thin… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
string — string1 W2S3 [strıŋ] n ↑sticker, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thread)¦ 2¦(group/series)¦ 3 no strings (attached) 4 string of pearls/lights/beads etc 5¦(music)¦ 6 first string/second string etc 7 have somebody on a string 8 have more than one string to your … Dictionary of contemporary English
string something out — 1 stringing out a story: SPIN OUT, drag out, lengthen. 2 airfields strung out along the Gulf: SPREAD OUT, space out, distribute, scatter. → string * * * cause something to stretch out; prolong something … Useful english dictionary
string — stringless, adj. stringlike, adj. /string/, n., v., strung; strung or (Rare) stringed; stringing. n. 1. a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 2. something resembling a cord or thread. 3. Physics. a mathematical entity… … Universalium
string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …
