restrings

Fixes racket tension

Restrings is the third-person singular of restring—to put new strings on something that had strings before.

Musicians restring guitars, violins, and pianos.

Athletes restring tennis rackets and lacrosse sticks.

She restrings her guitar every few months.

The past tense is restrung.

instruments

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

  • violinBowed string instrument
  • racketUproar, scam, or paddle
  • bowRespectful forward inclination

harp · banjo · ukulele · cello · mandolin · tennis · badminton · luthier · bridge · tuning

process

replacement

What takes another's place

knotting · trimming · tuning · stretching · tying · clipping · mounting · securing · loosening · removing

tension

tightness

State of being constricted

elasticity · flexibility · firmness · pull · stretching · stress · strain · pressure · torque · resistance

materials

gut

Digestive tract, or instinct

  • syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
  • nylonSynthetic textile polymer
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy

polyester · hybrid · kevlar · titanium · wound · coated · natural · monofilament · core · wrap

Opposites
action/inaction

restringsneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · abandons · leaves alone

maintenance direction

restringsunstrings

Removes taut cords

strips · wears out · breaks · damages · snaps

Family

restring, restringing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G