First Known Use: before 12th century
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1shoe
noun \ˈshü\
: an outer covering for your foot that usually has a stiff bottom part called a sole with a thicker part called a heel attached to it and an upper part that covers part or all of the top of your foot
shoes : another person's situation or position
: a flat U-shaped piece of iron that is nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof
Full Definition of SHOE
1
a : an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (as leather) b : a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal
2
: something resembling a shoe in function or placement
3
plural : another's place, function, or viewpoint <steps from assistant stage manager into the star's shoes — Steven Fuller>
4
: a device that retards, stops, or controls the motion of an object; especially : the part of a brake that presses on the brake drum
5
a : any of various devices that are inserted in or run along a track or groove to guide a movement, provide a contact or friction grip, or protect against wear, damage, or slipping b : a device (as a clip or track) on a camera that permits attachment of an accessory item (as a flash unit)
6
: a dealing box designed to hold several decks of playing cards
— shoe·less adjective
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Origin of SHOE
Middle English shoo, from Old English scōh; akin to Old High German scuoh shoe
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Rhymes with SHOE
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2shoe
transitive verb
: to put a horseshoe on (a horse)
shod \ˈshäd\ also shoed \ˈshüd\ shoe·ing \ˈshü-iŋ\
Full Definition of SHOE
1
: to furnish with a shoe
2
: to cover for protection, strength, or ornament
First Known Use of SHOE
before 12th century
SHOES Defined for Kids
1shoe
noun \ˈshü\
Definition of SHOE for Kids
1
: an outer covering for the human foot usually having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and heel and a lighter upper part
2
: horseshoe 1
2shoe
verb
shod \ˈshäd\ also shoed \ˈshüd\shoe·ing
Definition of SHOE for Kids
: to put a shoe or horseshoe on : furnish with shoes <Her feet were shod in golden shoes with pointy tips. — Avi, Crispin>
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