shoe

UK /ˈʃuː/ US /ˈʃu/
noun 5verb 3name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as oppo

Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

2

A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.

3

A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

4

Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.

5

Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

verb

1

To put shoes on one's own feet.

Men and women clothed and shod for the ascent.

2

To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

"Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."

3

To cover an object with a protective layer of material.

The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.

And they had been made by the same brand of tire as that which shod the car I sat in!

name

1

A surname.

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