shoestring
noun
- 1
The string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
“Your shoestring is untied.”
- 2
A tight budget; very little money.
“He did all that on a shoestring budget.”
- 3
A long narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
“shoestring French fries”
verb
- 1
To catch using a shoestring catch.
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