shoestring
/ˈʃustɹɪŋ/ verb C2- To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
- To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
He/she/it shoestrings · Past shoestringed · Past participle shoestringed · -ing form shoestringing
Verb forms
- Base form
- shoestring
- He/she/it
- shoestrings
- Past
- shoestringed
- Past participle
- shoestringed
- -ing form
- shoestringing
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