shoe

noun
sho͞o

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.

Example

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

Other meanings

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

Kinds of shoe

baby shoe
bowling shoe
work shoe
platform
fin
tennis shoe
pump
running shoe

Example sentences

“Most shoe soles nowadays are made from foam.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“You don't have to take your shoes off.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Your shoes are by the front door.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sċōh".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shoe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.