Shoe
WordNet
noun
(1) A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
(2) U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
(3) Footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
(4) (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
verb
(5) Furnish with shoes
"The children were well shoed"
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Etymology
From or , compare with Danish , German , Gothic .
Noun
- 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 opposed to boots, which do.
- Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.
- 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.
- Something resembling a shoe by function, like a brake shoe.
- Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.
Hyponyms
Verb
- To equip an object with a protection against wear.
- The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.
Verb
- To put horseshoes on a horse.
- 1874— Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, chapter XXXII
- "Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."
- 1874— Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, chapter XXXII