shoe

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.