Definition of String along

1. Verb. Move or come along.

Exact synonyms: String
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress

Definition of String along

1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of String Along

strikethroughs
striking
striking distance
striking gold
striking out
striking through
strikingly
strikingness
strikings
strim
strimmer
strimmers
strimming
string
string-net
string along (current term)
string band
string bands
string bean
string beans
string cheese
string course
string distance
string distances
string ensemble
string hoppers
string instrument
string instruments
string line

Literary usage of String along

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Advanced Part of A Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1905)
"Let a and b be the resolved parts along the axes of the velocity of the curve at the time t, and let с be the velocity of the string along its curve. ..."

2. Elementary Statics. by John Bascombe Lock (1888)
"Then we have three forces acting at O (i) the weight of 12 Ibs. acting vertically downwards ; represent this by OA : (ii) the tension of the string along OQ ..."

3. The Advanced Part of A Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1892)
"Let a and b be the resolved parts along the axes of the velocity of the curve at the time t, and let c be the velocity of the string along its curve. ..."

4. The Advanced Part of A Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1892)
"... with two velocities, one due to the motion of the curve in space, and the other to the motion of the string along the curve which it forms in space. ..."

5. An Elementary Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1877)
"Let a and 6 be the resolved parts along the axes of the velocity of the curve at the time t, and let c be the velocity of the string along its curve. ..."

6. Mechanics for Beginners: Part I. by John Bascombe Lock (1891)
"Then we have three forces acting at 0: (i) the weight of 12 lbs. acting vertically downwards; represent this by OA: (ii) the tension of the string along OQ; ..."

7. An Elementary Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1877)
"Let a and 6 be the resolved parts along the axes of the velocity of the curve at the time t, and let c be the velocity of the string along its curve. ..."

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