/ ʃuː; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
one of a pair of outer coverings for your feet, usually made of leather or plastic :
a pair of shoes
He took his shoes and socks off.
What's your shoe size?
a shoe brush
shoe polish
—see also snowshoe
2.
= horseshoe
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IDIOMS
- be in sb's shoes | put yourself in sb's shoes
- if I were in your shoes
- if the shoe fits
- the shoe is on the other foot
—more at fill verb , shake verb , step verb
■ verb
( shoe·ing , shod , shod / ʃɒd; NAmE ʃɑːd/) [ vn ] to put one or more horseshoes on a horse :
The horses were sent to the blacksmith to be shod.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English scōh (noun), scōg(e)an (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoen and German Schuh .