string out

present singular third person strings out · participle present stringing out · participle past strung out · past strung out

1. transitiveTo extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc.

   Let's string out these lights across the patio.

2. idiomatictransitiveTo prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.

   Do we really need to string out this discussion any further?

   1 more example

   I've run out of things to say, but somehow I need to string out this essay to two thousand words.

3. slangtransitiveTo bring under the influence of narcotics.
4. intransitiveslangTo experience withdrawal symptoms of an addiction to narcotics.