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  1. v. transitive, idiomatic To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  2. v. intransitive, idiomatic, obsolete To die by hanging.
  3. v. transitive, idiomatic To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. add as if on a string
  2. v. kill by hanging

Examples

  • “A tug of the string up her sleeve let Interpenetrator fall into her hand, and a windwhisper conjured Concealer.”

    Conqueror's Moon

  • “I am still not clear if, according to the brief text and brightly colored charts on the back of the seed packets, this constitutes partial shade or partial sun, but if worse comes to worst, I can always string up those now-dormant grow lights in the basement.”

    Simon & Schuster: MY EMPIRE OF DIRT

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  1. add

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  1. spit
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