shoestring
/ˈʃustɹɪŋ/ noun C2- The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace. · Your shoestring is untied.
- An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
- A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne. · shoestring French fries
- Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget. · He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.
Plural shoestrings
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