Meaning & use

Restring

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To fit a new string or strings onto an instrument, racket, or similar object.

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The technician restrung the tennis racket before the tournament.

It's time to restring my guitar; the old strings sound dull.

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Formed by adding the prefix 're-' (again) to 'string,' following the standard pattern for many English verbs describing repeated actions.

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