shoe string
1. a small amount of money - he managed it on a shoestring • Syn: shoestring • Hypernyms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount 2. a lace used for fastening shoes • Syn: shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring • Hypernyms: lace, lacing • Part Holonyms: shoe • Part Meronyms: aglet, aiglet
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