shoe

1. shoe (noun) — sense 1

Definition: 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 boots, which do.

Example: Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

2. shoe (noun) — sense 2

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

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

3. shoe (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

4. shoe (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To put shoes on one's own feet.

Example: Men and women clothed and shod for the ascent.

5. shoe (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

Example: "Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."

6. shoe (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To cover an object with a protective layer of material.

Example: The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.