Definitions of string:

• noun:   a lightweight cord
• noun:   a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
• noun:   a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
• noun:   a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
• noun:   a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

  Example: "A string of islands"

• noun:   stringed instruments that are played with a bow

  Example: "The strings played superlatively well"

• noun:   a necklace made by a stringing objects together

  Example: "A string of beads"

• noun:   a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

  Example: "He pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"

• verb:   provide with strings

  Example: "String my guitar"

• verb:   thread on or as if on a string

  Example: "String pearls on a string"

• verb:   remove the stringy parts of

  Example: "String beans"

• verb:   string together; tie or fasten with a string

  Example: "String the package"

• verb:   stretch out or arrange like a string
• verb:   add as if on a string

  Example: "String these ideas together"

• verb:   move or come along
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #67450)