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shoe (s̸ho̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. an outer covering for the human foot, made of leather, canvas, etc. and usually having a stiff or thick sole and a heel: sometimes restricted to footwear that does not cover the ankle, as distinguished from a boot
  2. horseshoe
  3. something like a shoe in shape or use; specif.,
    1. a metal cap or ferrule fitted over the end of a cane, pole, staff, etc.
    2. brake shoe
    3. a part forming a base for the supports of a superstructure, as a roof, bridge, etc.
    4. the metal strip along the bottom of a sled runner
    5. the casing of a pneumatic tire
    6. the sliding contact plate by which an electric train picks up current from the third rail
    7. a metal protecting plate upon which a mechanical part moves

Etymology: ME sho < OE sceoh, akin to Ger schuh < IE base *(s)keu-, to cover > sky, hide

transitive verb shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shodden shod′·den, shoeing shoe′·ing

  1. to furnish or fit with a shoe or shoes
  2. to cover, tip, or sheathe (a stick, wearing surface, etc.) with a metal plate, ferrule, etc.
shoe Idioms

fill someone's shoes

to take someone's place

in another's shoes

in another's position

the shoe is on the other foot

the situation is reversed for the persons involved

where the shoe pinches

the source of trouble, grief, difficulty, etc.

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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shoe Synonyms

shoe

n.

footwear, foot covering.

Types of shoes include: Oxford, slipper, Turkish slipper, moccasin, high-heel shoe, platform, espadrille, boot, sandal, Roman sandal, chopine, balmoral, Crakow, blucher, patten, pump, sabot, clog, arctic, galosh, rubber shoe, leather shoe, fabric shoe, running shoe, jogging shoe, track shoe, cross-training shoe, aerobic shoe, tennis shoe, gym shoe, sneaker, loafer, heels*, flats*, high tops*, wing-tip*, toe-shoe, ballet slipper, spike-heel shoe, backless*, fruit boots*, tennies*, wedgie*.

in another's shoes

in the position or place of another, in changed or different or other circumstances, reversal of roles; see sympathetic, understood 1.

where the shoe pinches

source of the trouble, problem, complication; see difficulty 1, 2, trouble 2.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

shoe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: We wear leather shoes, eat meat, drink milk, why not make use of the skins, too?

Preposition: with

  • heel: For Health & Safety reasons, we require students to wear shoes with heels that are less than 5cm high.

Adjective modifier

  • heeled: Wear wide fitting shoes, preferably with a leather upper which will allow a stretch Avoid high heeled shoes.

Modifies a noun

  • lace: William tried to look innocent, and tied his shoe lace.

Noun used with modifier

  • pointe: It begins to manifest when The Pupil grows tired in her newly donned pointe shoes.
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shoe quotes

There is man in his entirety, blaming his shoe when his foot isguilty.

-Beckett, Samuel

Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot Into a left-hand shoe.

-Dodgson

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoeö Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.

-Field, Eugene

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