ALL meanings of on a string
on a string
O o - noun on a string a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 1
- noun on a string something resembling a cord or thread. 1
- noun on a string Also called cosmic string. Physics. a mathematical entity used to represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but finite stringlike object existing in the four dimensions of spacetime and in additional, hypothetical, spacelike dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points. 1
- noun on a string a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet. 1
- noun on a string a necklace consisting of a number of beads, pearls, or the like threaded or strung on a cord; strand: She wore a double string of pearls. 1
- noun on a string any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: a string of islands; a string of questions. 1
- noun on a string a series of railroad cars coupled together but not constituting an entire train. 1
- noun on a string Journalism. a compilation of clippings of a stringer's published writings, submitted in request of payment according to an agreed space rate. 1
- noun on a string a group of animals, especially saddle horses, owned or used by one person: a string of polo ponies. 1
- noun on a string (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. 1
- noun on a string strings. stringed instruments, especially those played with a bow. players on such instruments in an orchestra or band. 1
- noun on a string a bowstring. 1
- noun on a string a cord or fiber in a plant. 1
- noun on a string the tough piece uniting the two parts of a pod: the strings of beans. 1
- noun on a string Architecture. a stringcourse. Also called stringer. one of the sloping sides of a stair, supporting the treads and risers. 1
- noun on a string Computers, Linguistics. a linear sequence of symbols, words, characters, or bits that is treated as a unit. 1
- noun on a string Billiards, Pool. a stroke made by each player from the head of the table to the opposite cushion and back, to determine, by means of the resultant positions of the cue balls, who shall open the game. Also called string line. a line from behind which the cue ball is placed after being out of play. 1
- noun on a string a complement of contestants or players grouped as a squad in accordance with their skill: He made the second string on the football team. 1
- noun on a string Usually, strings. conditions or limitations on a proposal: a generous offer with no strings attached. 1
- noun on a string Obsolete. a ligament, nerve, or the like in an animal body. 1
- verb with object on a string to furnish with or as with a string or strings: to string a bonnet; to string a bow. 1
- verb with object on a string to extend or stretch (a cord, thread, etc.) from one point to another. 1
- verb with object on a string to thread on or as on a string: to string beads. 1
- verb with object on a string to connect in or as in a line; arrange in a series or succession: She knows how to string words together. 1
- verb with object on a string Music. to adjust the string of (a bow) or tighten the strings of (a musical instrument) to the required pitch. to equip (a bow or instrument) with new strings. 1
- verb with object on a string to provide or adorn with something suspended or slung: a room strung with festoons. 1
- verb with object on a string to deprive of a string or strings; strip the strings from: to string beans. 1
- verb with object on a string to make tense, as the sinews, nerves, mind, etc. 1
- verb with object on a string to kill by hanging (usually followed by up). 1
- verb with object on a string Slang. to fool or hoax. 1
- verb without object on a string to form into or move in a string or series: The ideas string together coherently. 1
- verb without object on a string to form into a string or strings, as a glutinous substance does when pulled: Good taffy doesn't break—it strings. 1
- idioms on a string on a / the string, Informal. subject to the whim of another; in one's power; dependent: After keeping me on a string for two months, they finally hired someone else. 1
- idioms on a string pull strings / wires, to use one's influence or authority, usually in secret, in order to bring about a desired result. to gain or attempt to gain one's objectives by means of influential friends, associates, etc.: He had his uncle pull strings to get him a promotion. 1
- noun on a string completely under one's control or subject to one's whims 0