[n] stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
[n] a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads" or"a strand of pearls"
[n] a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
[n] a lightweight cord
[n] a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
[n] a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
[n] a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
[n] a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"
[v] add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
[v] provide with strings; "string my guitar"
[v] thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"
[v] remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
[v] string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
[v] stretch out or arrange like a string
[v] move or come along