n.

1. a lightweight cord;
   twine
2. stringed instruments that are played with a bow;
   bowed stringed instrument
   
   • the strings played superlatively well
3. a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
4. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;
   train
   
   • a string of islands
   • train of mourners
   • a train of thought
5. a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
6. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening;
   drawstring, drawing string
   
   • he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
7. (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop;
   cosmic string
8. a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";;
   chain, strand

v.

1. thread on or as if on a string;
   thread, draw
   
   • string pearls on a string
   • the child drew glass beads on a string
   • thread dried cranberries
2. add as if on a string;
   string up
   
   • string these ideas together
   • string up these songs and you'll have a musical
3. move or come along;
   string along
4. stretch out or arrange like a string
5. string together; tie or fasten with a string
   
   • string the package
6. remove the stringy parts of
   
   • string beans
7. provide with strings
   
   • string my guitar