Shoe - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃuː|  American pronunciation of the word shoe
Brit.  |ʃuː|  British pronunciation of the word shoe

noun

- 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
- (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof (syn: horseshoe)
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (syn: skid)

verb

- furnish with shoes
the children were well shoed

Extra examples

She bought a pair of shoes.

He took off his shoes and socks.

I wouldn't want to be in his shoes right now.

Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing.

Shoes fit.

Shoes pinch.

I wouldn't be in your shoes.

It's best for children's feet to be shod with real leather.

All the horses must be shod with new horseshoes for the show.

The car was shod with radial tyres.

I sat down and took off my shoes and socks.

He was wearing pointed black shoes.

What size shoes do you take?

We took the horses to be shod.

My shoe was lying in the corner with its sole facing upward.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shoe
he/she/it: shoes
present participle: shoeing
past tense: shod
past participle: shod
noun
singular: shoe
plural: shoes
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