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marvellous, extraordinary, magnificent, superb, splendid,
stupendous, Colloq great, smashing, Slang old-fashioned Brit
ripping, ripsnorting, top-hole, topping: I met the most
striking girl at the golf club.
string n. 1 line, cord, thread, twine, fibre, rope, cable, ligament,
strand, filament: To fly a kite one needs the right weight of
string. 2 leash, lead, leader: Why does he let her drag him
around on the end of a string? 3 line, row, series, sequence,
succession, chain, procession, stream, train, file, Chiefly Brit
queue: A string of coincidences led to their meeting again
after twenty years. 4 necklace, chain, loop, strand, dog-collar,
choker, chaplet, wreath, riviŠre, Archaic carcanet: In her hair
was a string of pearls. 5 pull strings or wires. use or exert
influence, Colloq throw one's weight around: He had to pull
strings to get his son a job on the paper. 6 pull the strings.
be in control, control, run, operate, dominate, be in command,
be in the driver's seat, hold the reins, manipulate: She is the
one who pulls the strings when it comes to new investments. 7
strings. conditions, stipulations, provisos, qualifications,
requirements, prerequisites, terms, obligations, limitations,
provisions, musts, Colloq catches: I might have known that
there would be strings attached to their offer of a free holiday
in Corfu.
--v. 8 thread, join: The children were busy stringing beads to
make necklaces. 9 Often, string together or up. loop, festoon,
link, drape, suspend, sling, hang, array, concatenate, chain
together: At holiday time, coloured lights are strung round the
town square. 10 string along. a follow, go along (with),
agree, concur, collaborate: I said I would string along with
the plan for the time being. b keep waiting or dangling, keep
on a string, keep on tenterhooks, Colloq play fast and loose
with (someone): She's just stringing you along till her
boyfriend comes back. c fool, deceive, bluff, dupe, cheat,
trick, hoax, Colloq take someone for a ride, put one or
something over on (someone): They strung Harold along for
months before they made off with his life savings. 11 string
out. a stretch, reach, extend: The line of refugees strung out
as far as one could see. b delay, postpone, drag out, protract,
spin out: He strung out the repayment for as long as possible.
12 string up. hang, lynch: He knew that if the jury didn't
convict him the townspeople would string him up.