A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).