Rope vs. String

By Jaxson

  • Rope (noun)

    Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. t

    “Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.”

  • Rope (noun)

    An individual length of such material.

    “The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.”

  • Rope (noun)

    A cohesive strand of something.

  • Rope (noun)

    A continuous stream.

  • Rope (noun)

    A hard line drive.

    “He hit a rope past third and into the corner.”

  • Rope (noun)

    A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.

  • Rope (noun)

    A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

  • Rope (noun)

    A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.s

  • Rope (noun)

    A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.

  • Rope (noun)

    Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.

  • Rope (noun)

    A unit of length equal to 20 feet.

  • Rope (noun)

    Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.

  • Rope (noun)

    A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.

  • Rope (noun)

    The small intestines.

    “the ropes of birds”

  • Rope (verb)

    To tie (something) with something.

    “The robber roped the victims.”

  • Rope (verb)

    To throw a rope around (something).

    “The cowboy roped the calf.”

  • Rope (verb)

    To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

  • Rope (verb)

    To commit suicide

    “My life is a mess, I might as well rope.”

  • String (noun)

    A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

  • String (noun)

    Such a structure considered as a substance.

  • String (noun)

    Any similar long, thin and flexible object.

    “a violin string”

    “a bowstring”

  • String (noun)

    A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.

    “a string of shells or beads; a string of sausages”

  • String (noun)

    A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

    “The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive”

  • String (noun)

    A series of items or events.

    “a string of successes”

  • String (noun)

    The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the “strings” that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.

  • String (noun)

    In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.

  • String (noun)

    A group of racehorses kept at one track.

  • String (noun)

    An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

  • String (noun)

    A stringed instrument.

  • String (noun)

    The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

  • String (noun)

    The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

    “no strings attached”

  • String (noun)

    The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

  • String (noun)

    Cannabis or marijuana.

  • String (noun)

    Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.

  • String (noun)

    The points made in a game of billiards.

  • String (noun)

    The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.

  • String (noun)

    A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

  • String (noun)

    A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.

  • String (noun)

    A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

  • String (noun)

    An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

  • String (noun)

    The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

    “the strings of beans”

  • String (noun)

    A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

  • String (noun)

    A stringcourse.

  • String (noun)

    A hoax; a fake story.

  • String (verb)

    To put (items) on a string.

    “You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.”

  • String (verb)

    To put strings on (something).

    “It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.”

  • String (verb)

    To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

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