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shoe

/ˈʃu/noun, verb1 syllable

Shoe means: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation.

Synonyms for shoe7

noun, as in a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

brake shoe, skid

noun, as in U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

horseshoe

also used for shoe

boat money, shoe money, kick, calceate

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What does shoe mean?5

noun

1

a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

2

U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

3

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

4

(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

verb

1

furnish with shoes“the children were well shoed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shoe?60

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All 60 rhymes for shoe, grouped by syllable

Shoe in a sentence

  • Keep your shoes in the shoe rack, not scattered around.Amastan
  • Put your shoes in the shoe rack, not scattered around.Amastan
  • Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?qdii
  • We walked through the mall, looking for a shoe store.CK
  • Laura adored him, and he was ready to kiss her shoe-strings.Hybrid
  • The farrier fitted the shoe to the horse's hoof while the shoe was hot.Hybrid
  • He stole petty cash from the office in the shoe store.Eccles17
  • This kind of shoe is apt to slip on wet ground.CM

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Forms of shoe

as a noun

plural
shoes

as a verb

past tense
shod
past participle
shod
present participle
shoeing
third-person singular
shoes