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Definition of Strung-out
1. Adjective. Addicted to a drug.
Similar to: Addicted
Derivative terms: Dependence, Dependency
Definition of Strung-out
1. Adjective. (slang) Experiencing withdrawal symptoms of an addiction. ¹
2. Adjective. Widely spaced. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strung-out
Literary usage of Strung-out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Strung out in single file, they kept on through the woods, with every moment
plunging still deeper into the silent mystery of the gaunt woods; for the trees ..."
2. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Leaving Ossipee, they pushed on into the bleaker wilderness of the mountains.
Strung out in single file, ..."
3. The Teaching of Oral English by Emma Miller Bolenius (1920)
"And weren't those people rather awkwardly strung out? ... Strung out' is also a
figure, suggesting a washline with the father, mother, uncle, ..."
4. The Teaching of Oral English by Emma Miller Bolenius (1920)
"And weren't those people rather awkwardly strung out? ... Strung out' is also a
figure, suggesting a washline with the father, mother, uncle, ..."
5. The Teaching of Oral English by Emma Miller Bolenius (1920)
"And weren't those people rather awkwardly strung out? ... Strung out' is also a
figure, suggesting a washline with the father, mother, uncle, ..."
6. The Teaching of Oral English by Emma Miller Bolenius (1916)
"And weren't those people rather awkwardly strung out? ... Strung out' is also a
figure, suggesting a washline with the father, mother, uncle, ..."
7. South Dakota Historical Collections by South Dakota State Historical Society, South Dakota State Department of History (1910)
"I had strung out the men en either side of the line so as to protect the route
and in- -sure our chances to return, and called in these men as I came to ..."
8. The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams (1903)
"We all felt gala as the herd strung out on the trail. ... Before we had covered
half the distance, the herd was strung out over two miles, and as Flood rode ..."
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