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• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по продлению или растягиванию чего-либо во времени или пространстве, часто делая это дольше, чем необходимо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of extending or prolonging something over a period of time or space, often making it last longer than necessary.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Extend or prolonginformal

   To make something last longer than necessary or to stretch something out over time.

   Растягивать

   • The speaker strung out his speech for over an hour.
   • They strung out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • Don't string out the story; just tell us what happened.

   Synonymsdrag outextendlengthenprolongprotractspin outstretch out

   Antonymsabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailcutshortentruncate

2. Spread in a lineinformal

   To arrange or place things in a long, thin line.

   Растянуть в линию

   • The hikers were strung out along the narrow trail.
   • She strung out the lights across the garden.
   • The cars were strung out for miles on the highway.

   Synonymsalignarrayextendline uprangestretchstringtrail