Shoe String (Noun)
Meaning 1
A lace used for fastening shoes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The shoelace broke, so I had to replace it with a new shoe string.
- She carefully threaded the shoe string through the eyelets of her basketball shoes.
- He struggled to tie the stubborn shoe string on his hiking boots.
- The shoe string on my sneakers kept coming undone, no matter how tight I tied it.
- After a fierce game of soccer, the shoe string on her cleats was frayed and worn out.
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Meaning 2
A small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.