shoestring
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- noun
- /ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
:
cordón
- I need to buy new shoestrings for my running shoes since the old ones are frayed.
- shoestring potatoes
- shoestring fries
- tie a shoestring
Examples
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I imagine him handling a razor, buttoning a shirt, tying a tie, or tying shoestrings.
Fiction book (2000) -
He used an old shoestring to tie his shoe when the lace broke.
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Oh, but you have time to iron your shoestrings?
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They were tied by their own shoestrings.
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He made several impressive plays Friday, opening the game by showing great leaping ability on an interception, making a shoestring catch on the sideline, and sticking the wide receiver at the line of scrimmage.
Blog text (17) -
She replaced the broken shoestring on her sneakers before the game.
Synonyms
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A thin cord used to tie or fasten things
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A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
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A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
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A thin string used to tie a shoe
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A thin cord used to tie shoes by pulling it through holes
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A long lace used to tie boots through their eyelets
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A baseball play where an outfielder runs and grabs a ball very close to the ground
- Specialized
A fungus that makes brown string-like threads underground and kills trees by attacking their roots
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shoestring is simply shoe + string, with string meaning 'thin cord', so a shoestring is the thin cord used 'to fasten a shoe'.