shoestring
🇺🇸
/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
noun
R
A string used to tie shoes.
He broke his shoestring and had to replace it.
adjective
R
Operating with very little money.
The startup was run on a shoestring, but it succeeded.
translation
A string used to tie shoes.
Operating with very little money.
Word Forms
Plural
shoestrings