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string something out 1. Lit. to unwind, stretch, or straighten something, such as wire, and extend it. The workers strung the wires out before installing them. They strung out the wires first. 2. Fig. to cause something to take more time than it ought to. Is there any good reason to string this meeting out any longer? Don't string out the meetings so long. string out something also string something out 1. to make something continue Zeb hoped he could string out his vacation as long as possible. The legal process could string this dispute out for years. 2. to be spread in a long, thin line 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peter was so frightened that he hid, but the birds told him it was only a kite, and what a kite is, and that it must have tugged its string out of a boy's hand, and soared away. |
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