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string up
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1.
General English
neutral
To fasten, suspend, or secure something by means of a string, cord, or similar material; to hang an object up.
2.
United States
General English
informal
colloquial
To put up barriers or obstacles by stretching wire or cord (for example, to string up barbed wire).
3.
United States
General English
informal
colloquial
historical
To execute or kill someone by hanging, or to threaten such treatment (often used of lynching or summary extrajudicial hanging).
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