"strings" meaning in English

See strings in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /strɪŋz/ Forms: string [singular], strings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|string}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of string; more than one (kind of) string.
    Sense id: simple-strings-en-noun-BXA66jxz Categories (other): Plurals
  2. As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
    Sense id: simple-strings-en-noun-9LI3dEPk Categories (other): Music
  3. conditions or limitations.
    Sense id: simple-strings-en-noun-Fd2xFiQT

Verb

IPA: /strɪŋz/ Forms: string [canonical], strings [third-person, singular], strung [past], strung [past, participle], stringing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|string|strings|strung|strung|stringing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of string.
    Sense id: simple-strings-en-verb-0nNJVflU
     
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        "As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra."
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "conditions or limitations."
      ],
      "id": "simple-strings-en-noun-Fd2xFiQT",
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    }
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    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "strung",
      "tags": [
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    },
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  "word": "strings"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
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        "The plural form of string; more than one (kind of) string."
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Music"
      ],
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        "As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached."
        }
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      "ipa": "/strɪŋz/"
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    },
    {
      "form": "strung",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strung",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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