strung-out
[ struhng-out ]
/ ˈstrʌŋˈaʊt /
adjective Slang.
severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
physically or emotionally exhausted.
Words nearby strung-out
strumous,
strumpet,
strung,
strung out,
strung up,
strung-out,
strunt,
strut,
strut one's stuff,
struthers,
struthious
Definition for strung out (2 of 2)
Origin of string
before 900; (noun) Middle English
string, streng, Old English
streng; cognate with Dutch
streng, German
Strang; akin to Latin
stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English
stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM string
string·less, adjective string·like, adjective re·string, verb, re·strung, re·string·ing.British Dictionary definitions for strung out (1 of 2)
strung out
adjective slang
addicted to a drug
(of a drug addict) suffering or distressed because of the lack of a drug
British Dictionary definitions for strung out (2 of 2)
string
/ (strɪŋ) /
noun
verb strings, stringing or strung (strʌŋ)
Derived forms of string
stringlike, adjectiveWord Origin for string
Old English
streng; related to Old High German
strang, Old Norse
strengr; see
strong
Idioms and Phrases with strung out (1 of 2)
strung out
see string out, def. 2.
Idioms and Phrases with strung out (2 of 2)
string