second string

noun, adj — 5 senses

second string

nounalso spelled second-string

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

Synonyms: junior varsity
Derived terms: second-stringer

second string

adj

1

Idiomatic Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.

I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden.

second-string

adj

1

belonging to the second string of a team

2

substitute or replacement

3

second most important

Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition.2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport:

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