destring
destring · destrings · destringed · destringing
To remove hard fibers or strings fromTo remove hard fibers or strings from.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To remove hard fibers or strings from.
The two men found the three women destringing freshly picked bush beans for the evening meal.
I served as an extra pair of hands, occasionally peeling potatoes or destringing celery.
(transitive)To convert (a variable of string type) to some other, usually numeric data type.
I require some help with destringing my variables.
Origin
From de- + string.From de- + string.
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Forms
destrings, destringing, destringed, destringed| Base form | destring · to destring |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | destrings |
| Present participle | destringing |
| Past simple | destringed |
| Past participle | destringed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle