restrung

Given fresh strings

Restrung is the past tense and past participle of restring—to put new strings on something.

A guitar or tennis racket gets restrung when its strings wear out or break: I had my violin restrung before the concert.

The word applies to anything threaded on a string: She restrung the pearls after the necklace broke.

instruments

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

  • violinBowed string instrument
  • tennis racketStringed hitting implement for court sport
  • bowRespectful forward inclination

harp · cello · bass · mandolin · ukulele · banjo · viola · badminton racket · squash racket · piano

repair

mend

Restore after damage

tighten · rethread · rewire · tune · adjust · service · refurbish · recondition · maintenance · rework

beads

necklace

Neck-worn ornament

mala · beadwork · jewelry · gemstones · clasp · wire · thread · pendant · strand · charm

Opposites
condition/maintenance state

restrungunstrung

Deprived of composure

unrepaired · stringless · slack · neglected · unmaintained

Family

string, stringy, strings, strung, stringing, hamstring, stringer, stringless, drawstring

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G