1. shoe - Noun
2. shoe - Verb
3. Shoe - Proper noun
A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.
Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib.
To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Carl Jung
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. Muhammad Ali
There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman. Karl Kraus
If you walk with your feet your shoe will get worn, if you walk with your head, your hat. Persian Proverb
If the shoe fits, wear it. English Proverb
If the shoe fits, put it on. American Proverb