shoe

CEFRA1

/ˈʃuː/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A covering worn on the foot.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put shoes on a person or animal.

Examples

  • Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

  • Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

  2. A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.

  • Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.

  • What's your shoe size?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English scho, sho, from Old English sċōh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English sabatine, sabatoun (“shoe”) from Medieval Latin sabatēnum, sabatum (“shoe, slipper”) (compare Old Occitan sabatō, Spanish zapato (“shoe”), French sabot (“wooden shoe, clog”), Italian ciabatta). The archaic plural shoon is from Middle English shon, from Old English scōn, scōum (“shoes”, dative plural) and scōna (“shoes'”, genitive plural); it is cognate with Scots shuin (“shoes”). See also S...