English Explanatory Dictionary

shoestring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
  2. An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
  3. A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
  4. Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
adj
  1. Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
verb
  1. To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
  2. To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).

Pronunciation

/ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-shoestring.wav /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/

Word forms

shoestring shoestrings shoestringing shoestringed

Etymology

The noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while the verb is derived from terms such as shoestring catch and shoestring tackle.

Derived words

devil's shoestring on a shoestring prairie shoestring shoestring annexation shoestringer shoestring fern shoestring French fry shoestring fry shoestring fungus shoestring mushroom shoestring necktie shoestring tie shoestring potato shoestring root rot shoestring rot shoestring tackle shoestring catch

Translations

Finnish: pitkulainen
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