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Meaning of shoestring

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shoestring

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. The string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace.

    Example: Your shoestring is untied.

  2. A tight budget; very little money.

    Example: He did all that on a shoestring budget.

  3. A long narrow cut of a food; a julienne.

    Example: shoestring French fries

verb

Definitions

  1. To catch using a shoestring catch.