shoe

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shoe is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Homophones 3 Noun 4 Verb

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• IPA: /ʃuː/
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• shoo

[change] Noun

Singular shoe

Plural shoes

1. Two shoes are two things that someone wears on their feet. Shoes have a hard, flat bottom.

[change] Verb

Plain form shoe

Third-person singular shoes

Past tense shod

Past participle shod

Present participle shoeing

1. To put horseshoes on a horse.

Plain form shoe

Third-person singular shoes

Past tense shoed

Past participle shoed

Present participle shoeing

1. To put protection on an object so that it does not get worn down.