Drawstring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɔːstɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɔːstɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈuːd/.

Examples

he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drawing string string

Parts of Speech

noun	a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening “he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kordelzug

eine Krawatte, die aus einer Kordel besteht, die durch eine Naht um eine Öffnung verläuft

🇫🇷French

cordon de serrage

une cravate constituée d'un cordon qui passe par une couture autour d'une ouverture

🇪🇸Spanish

cordón

una corbata que consiste en un cordón que pasa a través de una costura alrededor de una abertura

🇮🇹Italian

coulisse

una cravatta costituita da una corda che passa attraverso una cucitura attorno a un'apertura

🇳🇱Dutch

trekkoord

een stropdas bestaande uit een koord dat door een naad rond een opening gaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

cordão

uma gravata que consiste em um cordão que passa por uma costura em torno de uma abertura

🇷🇺Russian

шнурок

галстук, состоящий из шнура, проходящего через шов вокруг отверстия

India

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রস্ট্রিং

একটি কর্ড গঠিত একটি টাই যা একটি খোলার চারপাশে একটি সীমের মধ্য দিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வரைதல்

ஒரு திறப்பைச் சுற்றி ஒரு மடிப்பு வழியாக செல்லும் தண்டு கொண்ட ஒரு டை

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రాస్ట్రింగ్

ఓపెనింగ్ చుట్టూ సీమ్ గుండా వెళ్ళే త్రాడుతో కూడిన టై

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रॉस्ट्रिंग

ओपनिंगच्या सभोवतालच्या सीममधून जाणारी कॉर्ड असलेली टाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રોસ્ટ્રિંગ

કોર્ડનો સમાવેશ કરતી ટાઈ જે ઓપનિંગની આસપાસ સીમમાંથી પસાર થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರಾಸ್ಟ್ರಿಂಗ್

ಒಂದು ಬಳ್ಳಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಟೈ, ಅದು ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಸೀಮ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രോയിംഗ്

ഒരു ഓപ്പണിംഗിന് ചുറ്റുമുള്ള ഒരു സീമിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോകുന്ന ഒരു ചരട് അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ടൈ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਸਟਰਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਟਾਈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਰੱਸੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲੰਘਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈراسٹرنگ

ایک ڈوری پر مشتمل ایک ٹائی جو ایک سوراخ کے گرد سیون سے گزرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉绳

由穿过开口周围接缝的绳索组成的领带

🇯🇵Japanese

巾着

開口部の周りの縫い目を通るコードで構成されるネクタイ

🇰🇷Korean

졸라매는 끈

구멍 주위의 솔기를 통과하는 코드로 구성된 넥타이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây rút

một chiếc cà vạt bao gồm một sợi dây đi qua một đường may xung quanh một lỗ hở

🇹🇭Thai

เชือกรูด

เน็คไทที่ประกอบด้วยเชือกที่ผ่านตะเข็บรอบช่องเปิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kolor

dasi yang terdiri dari tali yang melewati jahitan di sekitar bukaan

🇲🇾Malay

tali serut

ikatan yang terdiri daripada tali yang melalui jahitan di sekeliling bukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرباط

ربطة عنق تتكون من حبل يمر عبر فتحة حول فتحة

🇮🇷Persian

بند کشی

کراواتی متشکل از یک بند ناف که از درز دور دهانه می گذرد

🇹🇷Turkish

İpli

bir açıklığın etrafındaki dikişten geçen bir kordondan oluşan bir kravat

🇮🇱Hebrew

שרוך

עניבה המורכבת מחוט שעובר דרך תפר מסביב לפתח

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The primary meaning of 'drawstring' is 'a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening'.

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Using 'drawstring' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'drawstring' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'drawstring' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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