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Etymology
Image:Bristol.zoo.crocshoes.arp.jpg|thumb|1. Crocodile skin shoes
From OE. scoh / sceoh, compare with German schuh

Pronunciation
IPA|/�u�/
audio|en-us-shoe.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�

Homophones
shoo

Noun
en-noun

1. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boot|boots, which do.

#* Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

1. A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

#* Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.

1. Something resembling a shoe by function, like a brake shoe.

#* Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.

Hyponyms
moccasin
pump
sandal
slipper
sneaker
stiletto

Related terms
if the shoe fits
the shoe is on the other foot
stand in someone�s shoes

Catalan: calçat m
Danish: t+|da|sko
Dutch: t+|nl|schoen|m
Esperanto: t+|eo|�uo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: af�kpa n
Finnish: t+|fi|kenkä
French: t+|fr|chaussure|f, t-|fr|soulier|m
German: t+|de|Schuh|m
Greek: t+|el|�α�ο���ι|n|trpapoútsi|scGrek, t-|el|���δημα|n|trypódīma|scGrek
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: t+|hu|cip�
Icelandic: t+|is|skór|m
Indonesian: t+|id|sepatu|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|scarpa|f, t+|it|calzatura|f
Japanese: � (��, kutsu), ���� (shūzu)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ڵا�, t|ku|pêlav|f
Latin: t-|la|calceus|m
Latvian: kurpes f|p, kurpe s
Malay: t+|ms|kasut|xsMalay, t-|ms|sepatu|xsMalay
Maltese: t-|mt|żarbuna|f|xs=Maltese
Macedonian: �евел (�evel) m
trreq|Mongolian
Norwegian: t+|no|sko
Polish: t+|pl|but|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|calçado|m, t+|pt|sapato|m
Romanian: t-|ro|pantof|m
Russian: ���л� (túflja) f, пол�бо�инок (polubotínok) m, ба�мак (bašmák) m
Scottish Gaelic: bròg f
Slovak: topánka f
Slovene: �evelj m
Spanish: t+|es|zapato|m
Swedish: t+|sv|sko|c
trreq|Turkish
Welsh: esgid, esgidiau p
Yiddish: ש�� (shukh) m
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trans-top|piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse�s foot
Breton: houarn marc'h m
Chinese: 马� (m�tí), 马�� (m�títi�)
Danish: t+|da|sko
Dutch: t|nl|hoefijzer|n
Finnish: t+|fi|kenkä, t-|fi|hevosenkenkä
French: t+|fr|fer|m à cheval
German: t-|de|Hufeisen|n
Greek: t-|el|�έ�αλο|n|trpétalo|scGrek
Hungarian: t-|hu|patkó
Icelandic: t+|is|skeifa|f
Italian: ferro di cavallo m
Japanese: �� (����, teitetsu)
trans-mid
Latvian: pakavs m
Macedonian: potkovica f
Maltese: t-|mt|ngħalla|f|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t-|pt|ferradura
Romanian: t-|ro|potcoav�|f
Russian: подкова (podkóva) f
Slovak: t-|sk|podkova|f
Slovene: podkev f
Spanish: t-|es|herradura|f
Swedish: t+|sv|sko|c
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trans-top|something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)
Danish: t+|da|sko
Dutch: t+|nl|schoen|m
Finnish: t+|fi|kenkä
German: t+|de|Schuh|m
Greek: t-|el|�έδιλο|n|trpéðilo|scGrek
Japanese: ��� (ishidzuki)
trans-mid
Maltese: pedala f?
Portuguese: t-|pt|sapata|f
Russian: t+|ru|ба�мак|m|trbašmák|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|zapata|f
Swedish: t+|sv|sko|c
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checktrans
trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Afrikaans: skoen
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|حذاء (ħiðá�) m
ttbc|Breton: botoù p
ttbc|Estonian: king#Estonian|king
ttbc|Guaraní: sapatu
ttbc|Ido: shuo
ttbc|Interlingua: scarpa, calceo
trans-mid
ttbc|Irish: bróg f
ttbc|Korean: 구� (gudu)
ttbc|Kurdish: t+|ku|sol|f, t|ku|�ekal|f
ttbc|Lithuanian: batas
ttbc|Polish: t+|pl|but|m
ttbc|Tagalog: sapatos
ttbc|Telugu: బ���ల� (booTlu)
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|ج�تا (juta)
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See also
boot
footwear
slipper

Verb
en-verb|shoes|shoeing|shod

1. To equip an object with a protection against wear.

#* The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.

1. To put horseshoes on a horse.

Translations
trans-top|to equip with protection
Danish: t+|da|sko, t-|da|beslå
Finnish: t+|fi|kengittää
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|calçar
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trans-top|to put horseshoes on a horse
Danish: t+|da|sko
Dutch: t-|nl|beslaan
Finnish: t+|fi|kengittää
German: t-|de|beschlagen
Greek: t+|el|�ε�αλ�ν�|sc=Grek (petalóno)
trans-mid
Hungarian: t-|hu|patkol
Icelandic: t-|is|járna
Italian: t-|it|ferrare
Swedish: t+|sv|sko
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: t|nl|schoenen t|nl|aantrekken, t|nl|schoeien
ttbc|German: beschuhen
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ttbc|Hungarian: cip�t húz
ttbc|Swedish: t+|sv|sko
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English irregular verbs
Category:Footwear

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• 2007-12-31 10:08 - Amjaabc - +da translations

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