Shoestring

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

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

"Your shoestring is untied."

2.nounA tight budget; very little money.

"He did all that on a shoestring budget."

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

"shoestring French fries"

4.verbTo catch using a shoestring catch.

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