string out

1. 1.

   set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

   “the houses were strung out in a long row”

   Synonymsspread out

   Broaderarrange

Questions about string out

What does string out mean?

string out means "set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series".

What is another word for string out?

Close synonyms include spread out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is string out a common word?

string out is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.