Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shoestring

2 senses of shoestring

Sense 1
shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string -- (a lace used for fastening shoes)
       => lace, lacing -- (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))

Sense 2
shoestring, shoe string -- (a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring")
       => small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)