Definitions for SHOE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoenoun

   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

2. shoenoun

   (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

3. horseshoe, shoenoun

   U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

4. brake shoe, shoe, skidverb

   a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

5. shoeverb

   furnish with shoes

   "the children were well shoed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoenoun

   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.

2. shoenoun

   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.

3. shoenoun

   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.

4. shoeverb

   To put shoes on one's feet.

5. shoeverb

   To put horseshoes on a horse.

6. shoeverb

   To equip an object with a protection against wear.

   The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.

7. Etymology: From shoo, from scoh, from skōhaz (cf. Scots shae, West Frisian skoech, Dutch schoen, German Schuh, Swedish sko), from skeuk- (cf. Tocharian B skak ‘balcony’), from. More at sky.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shoenoun

   plural shoes, anciently shoon. The cover of the foot.

   Etymology: sceo, seoe , Saxon; schoe, Dutch.

   Your hose should be ungarter’d, your shoe untied, and every thing about you demonstrating a careless desolation. William Shakespeare.

   Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon,
   For they are thrifty honest men. William Shakespeare, Hen VI.

   This hollow cylinder is fitted with a sucker, upon which is nailed a good thick piece of tanned shoe-leather. Boyle.

   Unknown and like esteem’d, and the dull swain
   Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon,
   And yet more medic’nal than that moly
   That Hermes once to wise Ulysses gave;
   He call’d it hæmony. John Milton.

   I was in pain, pulled of my shoe, and some ease that gave me. William Temple.

2. To Shoeverb

   preterit, I shod; participle passive shod.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To fit the foot with a shoe.

   The smith’s note for shoeing and plough irons. William Shakespeare.

   He doth nothing but talk of his horse; and makes it a great appropriation to his own good parts, that he can shoe him himself. William Shakespeare.

   Tell your master that the horses want shoeing. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To cover at the bottom.

   The wheel compos’d of crickets bones,
   And daintily made for the nonce,
   For fear of rattling on the stones,
   With thistle down they shod it. Michael Drayton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shoe

   A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. They are often worn with a sock. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with form originally being tied to function. Though the human foot can adapt to varied terrains and climate conditions, it is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and temperature extremes, which shoes protect against. Some shoes are worn as safety equipment, such as steel-toe boots which are required footwear at industrial worksites. Additionally, fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap and be sold for a low cost. High fashion shoes made by famous designers may be made of expensive materials, use complex construction and sell for large sums of money. Some shoes are designed for specific purposes, such as boots designed specifically for mountaineering or skiing, while others have more generalized usage such as sneakers which have transformed from a special purpose sport shoe into a general use shoe. Traditionally, shoes have been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly being made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials. Globally, the shoe industry is a $200 billion a year industry. 90% of shoes end up in land-fills, because the materials are hard to separate, recycle or otherwise reuse.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoe

   A shoe is a piece of footwear worn to protect and comfort the foot, typically made from various materials such as leather, canvas, or plastic. Shoes usually cover the foot and may extend to the ankle or even the leg. They are designed in a variety of styles and sizes to fit different people, occupations, occasions, and types of weather.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Shoenoun

   a covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg

2. Shoenoun

   anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use

3. Shoenoun

   a plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury

4. Shoenoun

   a band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow

5. Shoenoun

   a drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill

6. Shoenoun

   the part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion

7. Shoenoun

   a trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building

8. Shoenoun

   the trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone

9. Shoenoun

   an inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill

10. Shoenoun

    an iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter

11. Shoenoun

    an iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile

12. Shoenoun

    a plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib

13. Shoenoun

    to furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor

14. Shoenoun

    to protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip

15. Etymology: [OE. sho, scho, AS. sch, sceh; akin to OFries. sk, OS. skh, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. skr, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. skhs; of unknown origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shoe

   A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap. High fashion shoes may be made of very expensive materials in complex construction and sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Other shoes are for very specific purposes, such as boots specially designed for mountaineering or skiing. Shoes have traditionally been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials. The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body. Though it has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate conditions, the foot is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and hot ground, against which shoes can protect.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shoe

   shōō, n. a covering for the foot, not coming above the ankle: a rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to keep it from injury: anything in form or use like a shoe:—pl. Shoes (shōōz).—v.t. to furnish with shoes: to cover at the bottom:—pr.p. shoe′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. shod.—ns. Shoe′-bill, the whalehead (Balæniceps); Shoe′black, one who blacks and cleans shoes or boots; Shoe′-black′ing, blacking for boots and shoes; Shoe′-boy, a boy who cleans shoes; Shoe′-brush, a brush for cleaning boots or shoes; Shoe′-buck′le, a buckle for fastening the shoe on the foot, by means of a latchet passing over the instep; Shoe′-hamm′er, a broad-faced hammer for pounding leather and for driving pegs, &c.; Shoe′horn, a curved piece of horn or metal used in putting on a shoe; Shoe′ing-horn, a shoehorn: (obs.) anything by which a transaction is facilitated; Shoe′-lace, a shoe-string; Shoe′-latch′et, a thong for holding a shoe, sandal, &c. on the foot; Shoe′-leath′er, leather for shoes: shoes or shoeing generally.—adj. Shoe′less, destitute of shoes.—ns. Shoe′maker, one whose trade or occupation is to make shoes or boots; Shoe′making; Shoe′-peg, a small peg of wood or metal for fastening different parts of a shoe together; Sho′er, one who furnishes shoes, a horse-shoer; Shoe′-stretch′er, a last having a movable piece for distending the leather of the shoe in any part; Shoe′-string, a string used to draw the sides of the shoe or boot together; Shoe′-tie, a cord or string for lacing a shoe: (Shak.) a traveller; Shoe′-work′er, one employed in a shoe-factory.—Another pair of shoes (coll.), quite a different matter; Be in one's shoes, or boots, to be in one's place; Die in one's shoes, to die by violence, esp. by hanging; Put the shoe on the right foot, to lay the blame where it rightly belongs. [A.S. sceó; Goth. skohs, Ger. schuh.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoe

   The iron arming to a handspike, polar-pile, &c.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoe

   A type of footwear.

   Shoes are beautiful and we have to be practical when purchasing them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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1. SHOE

   What does SHOE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SHOE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHOE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shoe is ranked #25975 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shoe surname appeared 945 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shoe.
   
   92.3% or 873 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Card Game
   • Case
   • Dress
   • Footwear
   • Plate

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHOE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3566

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHOE' in Nouns Frequency: #959

Anagrams for SHOE »

1. hoes

2. hose

How to pronounce SHOE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SHOE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHOE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHOE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SHOE in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Shoe strangles the foot. But it advances. (La chaussure étrangle le pied. Mais elle fait avancer)

2. Ben Carson:

   I can name a lot of people in politics who have been there all their lives. You probably wouldn't want them to polish your shoe, we need to be smart enough to think for ourselves.

3. Jared Ward:

   One thing that we're not talking about with these shoes is some people are responders to them and some people are kind of not, one big thing we have left to answer in shoe technology is,' Can we build a shoe for a specific runner, as opposed to a shoe that's better on average ?' .

4. Ralph Novak:

   Reading this book is like waiting for the first shoe to drop.

5. Albert Einstein:

   The physicist cannot simply surrender to the philosopher the critical contemplation of the theoretical foundations for he himself knows best and feels most surely where the shoe pinches.... he must try to make clear in his own mind just how far the concepts which he uses are justified... The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SHOE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shoe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SHOE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SHOE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SHOE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SHOE
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SHOE
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html