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1. material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.

ひも, (太めの)糸 (!特定の長さの個々のひもはC)

a piece of string used to tie around or attach to something.

a piece of catgut or similar material interwoven with others to form the head of a sports racket.

a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration.

(楽器の)弦

(strings) the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

〖the ～s; 集合的に〗 弦楽器演奏者, (オーケストラの)弦楽パート

as modifier relating to or consisting of stringed instruments:

e.g. a string quartet.

2. a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord:

(ひもに通した)1本, 一連, 1つなぎ

e.g. she wore a string of agates around her throat.

a sequence of similar items or events:

〖a ～ of A〗 一連の, 連続するA〈物･出来事〉(series)

e.g. a string of burglaries.

Computing a linear sequence of characters, words, or other data.

〘コンピュ〙 (プログラムの)文字列, 記号列

a group of racehorses trained at one stable.

a team or player holding a specified position in an order of preference:

e.g. Gary was first string on the varsity football team.

3. a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod.

〘植〙 繊維, (豆のさやの)すじ

4. short for stringboard.

5. Physics a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop.

(also cosmic string) (in cosmology) a hypothetical threadlike concentration of energy within the structure of space-time.

verb (past and past participle strung | strəNG | )

1. with object and adverbial hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line:

〈ひも･電線など〉を張る

e.g. lights were strung across the promenade.

thread (a series of small objects) on a string:

(ひもなどに)〈玉など〉を通す

e.g. he collected stones with holes in them and strung them on a strong cord.

(be strung) be arranged in a long line:

e.g. the houses were strung along the road.

(string something together) add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole:

〈2つ以上のもの〉をどうにか獲得してうまくやる

e.g. he can't string two sentences together.

2. with object fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow):

〈楽器〉に弦を張る

e.g. the harp had been newly strung.

3. with object remove the strings from (a bean).

〈豆のさや〉のすじを取る.

4. British Billiards another term for lag1 (sense 2 of the verb) .

informal used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions.

under one's control or influence: I've got the world on a string.

British informal stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient.

informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions: she had no plans to marry him—she was just stringing him along.

cause something to stretch out; prolong something.

(string out) stretch out into a long line: the runners string out in a line across the road.

(be strung out) be nervous or tense: I often felt strung out by daily stresses.

(be strung out) North American be under the influence of alcohol or drugs: he died, strung out on booze and cocaine.

hang something up on strings.

kill someone by hanging.

stringless adjective

stringlike | -ˌlīk | adjective

Old English streng (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row’ and ‘fit with a string’.