string up — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   hangscrag

   Examples

   I'd string up the whole lot if I had my way, Silver. Poachers and blackguards every one of them.

   After years of brutal repression, any member of Saddam's palace guard stands to be strung up from the nearest lamppost by a vengeful Iraqi populace.

2. To die by hanging.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Intransitive
   • Obsolete

   Synonyms

   hangswing

   Examples

   "And now, my friend," said the Captain, "let us understand each other. You have confessed yourself a spy, and should string up to the next tree."

3. To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Transitive

   Examples

   He has scars on his ankles, feet and hands from where they strung him up with ropes and beat him.

4. To concatenate; to link in a line.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Transitive

   Examples

   to string up a sentence

Verb

1. kill by hanging

   Synonyms

   hang

   Broader terms

   executeput to death

   Examples

   The murderer was hanged on Friday

2. add as if on a string

   Synonyms

   string

   Broader terms

   add

   Examples

   string these ideas together

   string up these songs and you'll have a musical