STRING UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does string up mean? 

• STRING UP (verb)
  The verb STRING UP has 2 senses:

1. kill by hanging

2. add as if on a string

  Familiarity information: STRING UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRING UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Kill by hanging

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

hang; string up

Context example:

The murderer was hanged on Friday

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

execute; put to death (kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "string up"):

halter (hang with a halter)

gibbet (hang on an execution instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to string up the prisoners

Sense 2

Meaning:

Add as if on a string

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

string; string up

Context example:

string up these songs and you'll have a musical

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

add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something