shoe
[shoo] noun, plural shoes ( especially British Dialect ) shoon; verb, shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shod·den, shoe·ing. noun
1.
an 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.
2.
an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
3.
a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal.
4.
a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc.
5.
6.
the outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire.
7.
a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle.
8.
9.
the sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail.
10.
Civil Engineering.
a.
a member supporting one end of a truss or girder in a bridge.
b.
a hard and sharp foot of a pile or caisson for piercing underlying soil.
11.
a small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor.
12.
the outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout.
13.
a piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut.
14.
a device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached.
15.
a band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh.
16.
Cards. dealing box.
17.
Furniture.
a.
a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg.
b.
a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot.
18.
Printing. a box into which unusable type is thrown.
19.
a chute conveying grain to be ground into flour.
20.
Carpentry. soleplate.
21.
Nautical. a thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing.
verb (used with object)
22.
to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes.
23.
to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like.
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24.
drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun.
25.
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.
26.
in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
27.
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.
28.
where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English scho(o), Old English sceō(h), cognate with German Schuh, Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs; (v.) Middle English schon, Old English scōg(e)an, cognate with Middle Low German schoi(g)en, Old Norse skūa
before 900; (noun) Middle English scho(o), Old English sceō(h), cognate with German Schuh, Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs; (v.) Middle English schon, Old English scōg(e)an, cognate with Middle Low German schoi(g)en, Old Norse skūa
Related forms
shoe·less, adjective
re·shoe, verb (used with object), re·shod, re·shoe·ing.
un·der·shoe, noun
un·shoed, adjective
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shoe (ʃuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. 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 |
| b. (as modifier): shoe cleaner | |
| 2. | anything resembling a shoe in shape, function, position, etc, such as a horseshoe |
| 3. | a band of metal or wood on the bottom of the runner of a sledge |
| 4. | (in baccarat, etc) a boxlike device for holding several packs of cards and allowing the cards to be dispensed singly |
| 5. | a base for the supports of a superstructure of a bridge, roof, etc |
| 6. | a metal collector attached to an electric train that slides along the third rail and picks up power for the motor |
| 7. | engineering brake shoe See pile shoe a lining to protect from and withstand wear |
| 8. | informal be in a person's shoes to be in another person's situation |
| —vb , shoes, shoeing, shod | |
| 9. | to furnish with shoes |
| 10. | to fit (a horse) with horseshoes |
| 11. | to furnish with a hard cover, such as a metal plate, for protection against friction or bruising |
| [Old English scōh; related to Old Norse skōr, Gothic skōhs, Old High German scuoh] | |
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Word Origin & History
shoe
O.E. scoh "shoe," from P.Gmc. *skokhaz (cf. O.N. skor, Dan., Swed. sko, O.Fris. skoch, O.S. skoh, M.Du. scoe, Du. schoen, O.H.G. scuoh, Ger. Schuh, Goth. skoh). No known cognates outside Gmc., unless it somehow is connected with PIE base *skeu- "cover" (cf. second element in L. ob-scurus). Old plural
form shoon lasted until 16c. Meaning "metal plate to protect a horse's hoof" is attested from late 14c. The verb is from O.E. scogan. Distinction between shoe and boot is attested from c.1400. Shoeshine is from 1911. Shoelace is attested from 1640s. Shoestring is from 1610s; as figurative for "a small amount" it is recorded from 1882; as a type of necktie, from 1903. Shoebox is attested from 1860; as a type of building, from 1968. To stand in someone's shoes "see things from his or her point of view" is attested from 1767. Old shoe as a type of something worthless is attested from late 14c. Shoes tied to the fender of a newlywed couple's car preserves the old custom (mentioned from 1540s) of throwing an old shoe at or after someone to wish them luck. Perhaps the association is with dirtiness, on the "muck is luck" theory.
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Bible Dictionary
Shoe definition
Of various forms, from the mere sandal (q.v.) to the complete covering of the foot. The word so rendered (A.V.) in Deut. 33:25, _min'al_, "a bar," is derived from a root meaning "to bolt" or "shut fast," and hence a fastness or fortress. The verse has accordingly been rendered "iron and brass shall be thy fortress," or, as in the Revised Version, "thy bars [marg., "shoes"] shall be iron and brass."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
shoe
In addition to the idiom beginning with shoe, also see comfortable as an old shoe; fill someone's shoes; goody-two-shoes; if the shoe fits; in someone's shoes; step into someone's shoes; wait for the other shoe to drop.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Meet the changing face of performance, street and green footwear, and find a shoe that fits your stride.
If you can feel the ground through the shoe, you will step more appropriately.
Before you spring for new brakes, you should have them measure and inspect the amount of brake material left on the shoe.
Perhaps you thought that the shoe, that ancient yet humble piece of technology, had reached its ultimate form long ago.
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