string

Entry Definition
rope, cord
s/he wants to string beads, is going to string beads
(horse, dog) s/he is harnessed; (shoe) s/he is tied; (snowshoe, block and tackle) s/he is strung; (tennis racket, violin) it is strung, adjusted, tuned; (clock) it is wound up; (automobile, computer) it has a lot of wires
(tennis racket, violin, etc.) s/he, it has strings, is strung
it is strung with decorations (Christmas lights, fir garlands, etc.)
(engine, house, etc.) it is wired with many wires; (ship, etc.) it is strung or rigged with many ropes
s/he yanks or pulls sharply something string-like off h/ (e.g., loose thread on h/ clothing)
skewer; stick to string fish on
s/he strings h/ (e.g., rosary bead)
s/he is stringing (e.g., beads)
s/he strings it (bead, etc.)
s/he, it is threaded, strung, inserted
s/he strings h/ and hangs h/ up (e.g., berry, slice of apple)
s/he leads it out on rope or string (e.g., pull-toy)
s/he places or sets h/ (string, rope, wire; e.g., to mark sections on blueberry field)
s/he places or sets h/ (string, rope, wire; e.g., to mark sections on blueberry field)
s/he is stringing wire, clothesline, etc.
s/he holds it thus (something string-like; e.g., sweetgrass braid)
bowstring
s/he hauls or pulls it along using string, rope, etc.
it is one string (of beads, etc.), it has or consists of one strand
(rope, string) s/he is strung all over, strung in all directions
s/he is beading, is stringing beads
s/he weaves, wires, or strings it correctly (e.g., basket, Christmas lights, tennis racket)
s/he wires or strings it incorrectly; s/he gets it mixed up (story)