string/rope

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- a long thin flexible material used for joining things, pulling things, etc: string (noun U), cord (noun U); a piece of this: string, cord
Could you cut the string just here for me? ◎ a piece of string ◎ beads threaded on a string
- thick cord or string: rope (noun U); a piece of this: rope
Can you lend me a rope? My car's got stuck and I want to try and pull it out.
- to fix sb/sth in position or join people or things together using string, rope, etc: tie sb/sth (to sth); opposite: untie sth
Tie your shoes. ◎ The prisoners had been tied to trees. ◎ We were tied together and couldn't move. ◎ We untied the parcel.
- to tie or fasten sb/sth with string, etc: tie sb/sth up
They found a strong piece of rope and tied him up.
- a place where two ends or pieces of string, rope, etc have been tied: knot
to tie a knot ◎ I can't undo this knot. Can you try?
- to wrap string, cord, etc round sth: wind* sth; opposite: unwind* sth
You wind the string round the stick like this, and then you pull it hard.
- when a piece of string or rope breaks suddenly, it snaps
Don't pull too hard or the string will snap.
- when a string or a rope is pulled firmly at both ends, it is taut; opposite: slack