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strung out
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strung out
(adjective)
strung out
adjective
strung out
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRUNG OUT
1
[
more strung out; most strung out
]
informal
:
strongly affected by an illegal drug
—
often +
on
They were
strung out on
heroin.
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2
:
spread out with spaces between
stars
strung out
across the galaxy
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