Word Meaning

Meaning of shoe

- 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 inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
- An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
- An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
- 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.

Crossword clue for shoe

- An item of footwear
- Brogue, say
- Clodhopper
- Croupier puts his foot in it – or his cards
- Foot covering
- Footwear
- Footwear item
- Go away!
- Hose gets tangled with footwear
- Item of footwear
- Item worn over a sock
- Kitten heel, say
- Loafer or sandal
- Moccasin or slingback
- Part of a brake
- Pump or runner used as missile against Bush
- sandal for one
- Send off due to noisy footwear
- She hides love for loafer, for example
- Sole supporter for broken hose
- Torn hose covers foot only