shoe

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 104206070)
    is a type of: footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet
    subtypes:
    • anklet - a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
    • baby shoe - a shoe designed to be worn by infants
    • balmoral - a sturdy laced walking shoe
    • blucher - a high shoe with laces over the tongue
    • bowling shoe - a special shoe worn when bowling
    • brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe - a thick and heavy shoe
    • calceus - a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans
    • chopine, platform - a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
    • chukka, chukka boot - a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede
    • cleats - shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
    • congress boot, congress gaiter, congress shoe - an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides
    • fin, flipper - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
    • gaiter - a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
    • ghillie, gillie - a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep
    • gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe - a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
    • loafer - a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel
    • mocassin, moccasin - soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
    • oxford - a low shoe laced over the instep
    • pump - a low-cut shoe without fastenings
    • running shoe - a light comfortable shoe designed for running
    • sabot, wooden shoe - a shoe carved from a single block of wood
    • sandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
    • sling, slingback - a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
    • walker - a shoe designed for comfortable walking
    • walking shoe - a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
    • wedgie - a shoe with a wedge heel
    • wing tip - a shoe having a wing-tip toecap
    has:
    • collar, shoe collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
    • counter, heel counter - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
    • heel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
    • innersole, insole - the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
    • instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
    • lace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
    • outsole - the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
    • saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
    • shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace, shoestring - a lace used for fastening shoes
    • spike - sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
    • throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
    • toe box - the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes
    • toecap - a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it
    • tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
    • upper - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
  2. (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time (synset 104207043)
    referred to in: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
    is a type of: case - a portable container for carrying several objects
  3. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof (synset 103544613)
    is a type of: plate, scale, shell - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
    same as: horseshoe
  4. A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (synset 102894181)
    is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
    has: brake lining - the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
    is a part of: drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
    same as: brake shoe, skid
Verb
  1. Furnish with shoes (synset 200049487)
    "the children were well shoed"
    is a type of: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog - provide with clothes or put clothes on

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