ALL meanings of shoe
shoe
S s - noun shoe footwear 1
- noun shoe part of a brake 1
- transitive verb shoe horse 1
- noun plural shoe 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. 1
- noun plural shoe an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. 1
- noun plural shoe a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal. 1
- noun plural shoe a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc. 1
- noun plural shoe brake shoe. 1
- noun plural shoe the outer casing of a pneumatic automobile tire. 1
- noun plural shoe a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle. 1
- noun plural shoe 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. 1
- noun plural shoe the sliding contact by which an electric car or locomotive takes its current from the third rail. 1
- noun plural shoe 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. 1
- noun plural shoe a small molding, as a quarter round, closing the angle between a baseboard and a floor. 1
- noun plural shoe the outwardly curved portion at the base of a downspout. 1
- noun plural shoe a piece of iron or stone, sunk into the ground, against which the leaves of a gateway are shut. 1
- noun plural shoe a device on a camera that permits an accessory, as a flashgun, to be attached. 1
- noun plural shoe a band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sleigh. 1
- noun plural shoe Cards. dealing box. 1
- noun plural shoe Furniture. a cuplike metal piece for protecting the bottom of a leg. a fillet beneath an ornamental foot, as a pad or scroll foot. 1
- noun plural shoe Printing. a box into which unusable type is thrown. 1
- noun plural shoe a chute conveying grain to be ground into flour. 1
- noun plural shoe Carpentry. soleplate. 1
- noun plural shoe Nautical. a thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing. 1
- verb with object shoe to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes. 1
- verb with object shoe to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like. 1
- idioms shoe drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun. 1
- idioms shoe 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. 1
- idioms shoe in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. 1
- idioms shoe 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. 1
- idioms shoe where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry. 1
- countable noun shoe Shoes are objects which you wear on your feet. They cover most of your foot and you wear them over socks or stockings. 0
- countable noun shoe A shoe is the same as a horseshoe. 0
- verb shoe When a blacksmith shoes a horse, they fix horseshoes onto its feet. 0
- noun shoe 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 0
- noun shoe (as modifier) 0
- noun shoe anything resembling a shoe in shape, function, position, etc, such as a horseshoe 0
- noun shoe a band of metal or wood on the bottom of the runner of a sledge 0
- noun shoe (in baccarat, etc) a boxlike device for holding several packs of cards and allowing the cards to be dispensed singly 0
- noun shoe a base for the supports of a superstructure of a bridge, roof, etc 0
- noun shoe a metal collector attached to an electric train that slides along the third rail and picks up power for the motor 0
- noun shoe a lining to protect from and withstand wear 0
- verb shoe to furnish with shoes 0
- verb shoe to fit (a horse) with horseshoes 0
- verb shoe to furnish with a hard cover, such as a metal plate, for protection against friction or bruising 0
- noun shoe an outer covering for the human foot, made of leather, canvas, etc. and usually having a stiff or thick sole and a heel 0
- noun shoe horseshoe 0
- noun shoe something like a shoe in shape or use 0
- noun shoe a metal cap or ferrule fitted over the end of a cane, pole, staff, etc. 0
- noun shoe brake shoe 0