STRING ALONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does string along mean? 

• STRING ALONG (verb)
  The verb STRING ALONG has 1 sense:

1. move or come along

  Familiarity information: STRING ALONG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRING ALONG (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move or come along

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

string; string along

Hypernyms (to "string along" is one way to...):

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP