hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line

lights were strung across the promenade

fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow)

the harp had been newly strung

remove the strings from (a bean)

hoax or trick (someone)

I'm not stringing you—I'll eat my shirt if it's not true

work as a stringer in journalism

he strings for almost every French radio service

determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from baulk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion