shoe

shoe is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʃuː/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: shoo, shew

Noun

Singular shoe

Plural shoes

A shoe

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

Verb

Plain form shoe

Third person singular shoes

Simple past shod

Past participle shod

Present participle shoeing

Plain form shoe

Third person singular shoes

Simple past shod

Past participle shodden

Present participle shoeing

Plain form shoe

Third-person singular shoes

Past tense shoed

Past participle shoed

Present participle shoeing

1. (intransitive) If you shoe, you put shoes on your feet. We usually use this verb as a past participle: We say say someone is shod if they have shoes on their feet.

   He was dressed and shod, ready to go out.

2. (transitive) If you shoe a horse, you put horseshoes on the horse.
3. (transitive) To put protection on something so that it does not get worn down.

   Let's shoe that cane before you get a splinter in your hand!