'Shoestring' definitions:

Definition of 'shoestring'

(from WordNet)
noun
A lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string]
noun
A small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: shoestring, shoe string]

Definition of 'Shoestring'

From: GCIDE
  • Shoestring \Shoe"string`\, n.
  • 1. same as shoelace. [PJC]
  • 2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an enterprise on a shoestring. [PJC]

Definition of 'shoestring'

From: GCIDE
  • Shoelace \Shoe"lace\, n. a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called shoestring. [PJC]

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