Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/October 20

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Word of the day
for October 20
shoestring n
  1. (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
  2. (figuratively, often attributively)
    1. An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
      1. (cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
    2. Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.

shoestring adj

  1. (US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.

shoestring v

  1. (transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
  2. (transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
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