noun
shoe
SHOO
noun
1
An outer covering for the foot, usually with a sturdy sole, that stops short of the ankle.
"She kicked off her shoes at the door."
"He needed new running shoes before the marathon."
2
A curved metal plate nailed to a horse's hoof for protection.
"The farrier fitted a new shoe to the mare's front hoof."
verb
1
To fit someone or something with shoes, especially to fit a horse with horseshoes.
"The blacksmith shoed three horses that morning."
How to Use Shoe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFootwear that covers the foot but not the ankle, or the horseshoe fitted to a horse's hoof.
Common pairings
a pair of shoes
shoe size
fill someone's shoes
Word Forms
shod past tense, shodden past tense, shoed past tense, shoes plural, shoon plural, shoen plural, Shoes plural, shoes singular
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Etymology
From Old English sceoh, of uncertain deeper origin, possibly linked to a root meaning "to move quickly."