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Definitions for unstring
ʌnˈstrɪŋun·string

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unstringverb

    remove the strings from

    "unstring my guitar"

Wiktionary

  1. unstringverb

    To remove the string or strings from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Unstringverb

    My tongue’s use is to me no more,
    Than an unstringed viol or harp. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    Eternal structures let them raise,
    On William and Maria’s praise;
    Nor fear they can exhaust the store,
    ’Till nature’s musick lies unstrung:
    ’Till thou, great God! shalt lose thy double pow’r,
    And touch thy lyre, and shoot thy beams no more. Matthew Prior.

    His idle horn on fragrant myrtles hung;
    His arrows scatter’d, and his bow unstrung. Smith.

    Invaded thus, for want of better bands,
    His garland they unstring, and bind his hands. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unstringverb

    to deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads

  2. Unstringverb

    to loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow

  3. Unstringverb

    to relax the tension of; to loosen

  4. Unstringverb

    used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unstring

    un-string′, v.t. to take the strings off: to relax or loosen.—adjs. Unstringed′; Unstrung′.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unstring in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unstring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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