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 | ||