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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word shoestrings:

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  1. shoestrings: Merriam-Webster
  2. shoestrings: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shoestrings: Vocabulary.com
  4. shoestrings: Wordnik
  5. shoestrings: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. shoestrings: Wiktionary
  7. shoestrings: Dictionary.com
  8. Shoestrings: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Shoestrings: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shoestring)

noun:  (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
noun:  (figuratively, often attributively)
noun:  An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
noun:  (cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
noun:  Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
adjective:  (US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
verb:  (transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
verb:  (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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