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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shoe /ʃu/USA pronunciation n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dialect.) shoon /ʃun/USA pronunciation ;v., shod /ʃɑd/USA pronunciation or shoed, shod or shoed or shod•den/ˈʃɑdən/USA pronunciation shoe•ing. n. [countable] - Clothinga covering for the foot, with an upper part ending above, at, or below the ankle.
- a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of an animal.
- Automotivebrake shoe.
v. [~ + object] - to provide with a shoe or shoes:to shoe a horse.
Idioms- Idioms fill someone's shoes, to take the place of another in a suitable or acceptable way:I'll never fill the boss's shoes.
- Idioms in someone's shoes, in the situation of another, so as to feel or know what another feels or knows:If you were in my shoes you would see how unpleasant it is to deal with my supervisor.
shoe•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shoe (sho̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon; v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shod•den, shoe•ing. n. - Clothingan external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
- a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal.
- Buildinga ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc.
- AutomotiveSee brake shoe.
- Automotive, Transportthe outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire.
- Automotivea drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle.
- a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its weight or thrust.
- Rail Transportthe sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail.
- Civil Engineering
- a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge.
- a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil.
- Buildinga small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor.
- Buildingthe outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout.
- Buildinga piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut.
- Photographya device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached.
- Transporta band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh.
- Games[Cards.]See dealing box.
- Furniture
- a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg.
- a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot.
- Printinga box into which unusable type is thrown.
- Buildinga chute conveying grain to be ground into flour.
- Building[Carpentry.]soleplate.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing.
- drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun.
- fill someone's shoes, to take the place and assume the obligations of another person:She felt that no stepmother could ever hope to fill her late mother's shoes.
- in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another:I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
- the shoe is on the other foot, the circumstances are reversed;
a change of places has occurred:Now that we are rich and they are poor the shoe is on the other foot. - where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry.
v.t. - to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes.
- Buildingto protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English scho(o), Old English sceō(h), cognate with German Schuh, Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs; (verb, verbal) Middle English schon, Old English scōg(e)an, cognate with Middle Low German schoi(g)en, Old Norse skūa
shoe′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shoe /ʃuː/ n - one of a matching pair of coverings shaped to fit the foot, esp one ending below the ankle, having an upper of leather, plastic, etc, on a sole and heel of heavier leather, rubber, or synthetic material
- (as modifier): shoe cleaner
- anything resembling a shoe in shape, function, position, etc, such as a horseshoe
- a band of metal or wood on the bottom of the runner of a sledge
- a lining to protect from and withstand wear
See brake shoe - be in a person's shoes ⇒ informal to be in another person's situation
vb (shoes, shoeing, shod)(transitive)- to furnish with shoes
- to fit (a horse) with horseshoes
- to furnish with a hard cover, such as a metal plate, for protection against friction or bruising
Etymology: Old English scōh; related to Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs, Old High German scuoh |