string

noun1 of 2

thin rope

• “He's just stringing me along, with no intention of committing.”Tatoeba
• “The police say there's someone pulling string behind the scenes.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.