unstring

Verb

Verb Forms: unstrung, unstringing, unstrings

• To remove from a string or to unthread.
• remove the strings from
  • "unstring my guitar"
• To remove the string or strings from.
• To shake the nerves of; to cause anxiety or panic in.
• To defuse or relax.
• To remove from a string; to release something that has been strung up or strung together.
• To untie.
• To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.

Examples

• He decided to unstring his bow and take a break from the game after a series of bad draws.
• Unstring the bows before storing them.

Synonyms

explode, split

Antonyms

string