Sekirov Dictionary

shoestring

/ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/

noun 4
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun[before a noun]4

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(US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
- Your shoestring is untied.
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(figurative) Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
- He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.
(figurative) An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring.
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(figurative) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
- shoestring French fries

verb2

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To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
- We didn't score in our half of the eighth, but it was only because Ernie's line drive was shoestringed by the Giant left fielder, with Rusty Howarth on second. — 1976
To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).

adjective1

(US) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.

forms

shoestringed · shoestringing · shoestrings

Phrases with shoestring

on a shoestring
On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.

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