strung out

When after continuous drug use, a user feels like they're not high despite being heavily impaired, resulting in continued heavy drug dosing. Easily observed by the impairment, physical deterioration and continued dosing of the user.

Did you see Erika? She's so strung out, her cheekbones could cut glass. She had me over, 'cause she couldn't step away from her pipe for more than a few minutes.

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low strung

adj. Not susceptible to stress. Easy going. Knows what is important and what is not. Deals with pressure well. Calm.

People at work are mean to Shirley.
Shirley thinks about the problem logically.
She talks to the people being mean and tells them, calmly, that she does not appreciate the way they are treating her.

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high strung

adj. Stressful. Does not know when something is truely important. Small events cause stress to build until a breakdown happens. After a breakdown a short period of fatigue and low stress can be exhibited. Opposite of low strung

Tony: Damn, my Mom is freakin high strung as hell! She called me the anti-christ.
Matt: She needs to take a chill pill.

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Strung up

Strung up is Slang for execution. Referring to they type of execution that uses a noose. This slang term can be used for any type of execution though.

In the old west people got strung up frequently without a trial.

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high strung

From the St. Sebastian's Renaissance Guild website:

WHAT DOES "HIGH STRUNG" MEAN?

When a bow is "high strung" it means that when the bow is strung the height of the string from the handle is over 6 inches. This made the bow fast to shoot but over-stressed the wood causing the bow to have a very short life. When a bow fails it tends to explode.

So a "high strung" person is quick to blow up. Quick to anger, etc

The high strung mall security guard told me he'd kick my ass if I tried to skateboard again.

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strung out

A term used in the 60's and 70's to describe a heavy drug user. The term originated because heavy drug users tended to move from one place to the other while trying to maintain their high. Eventually their clothing and possessions would be in multiple locations, or, "strung out."

Hey man, did you see that chick? She is so strung out.

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Strung-out

Someone who is high on some sort of drug and acting strangely and erratically

The passer by could tell that the man was strung-out due to his strange actions and his erratic movements

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