English verb: string up | |||
| 1. | string up (social) kill by hanging | ||
| Samples | The murderer was hanged on Friday. | ||
| Examples | They want to string up the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | hang | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | execute, put to death | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gibbet, halter | ||
| 2. | string up (change) add as if on a string | ||
| Samples | String these ideas together. String up these songs and you'll have a musical. | ||
| Synonyms | string | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add | ||