- one of a pair of objects usually made of leather or plastic that you wear on your feet
- a pair of shoes
- patent leather/suede shoes
- comfortable/sensible shoes
- high-heeled shoes
- She soon regretted wearing her new shoes.
- He ran out into the street despite having no shoes on.
- I was putting my shoes on when my phone rang.
- He took his shoes and socks off.
- What's your shoe size?
- a shoe brush
- shoe polish
- Florence has some fantastic shoe shops.
- The sole of the shoe is made of hard leather.
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1, Shoppinga1- I've had my shoes resoled.
- She wore a dark blue dress with matching shoes.
- The shoes, though elegant, pinched her feet terribly.
- a sturdy pair of walking shoes
- to break in a new pair of shoes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- stout
- strong
- …
- pair
- put on
- slip on
- kick off
- …
- fit (somebody)
- pinch something
- squeak
- …
- polish
- size
- shop
- …
- the heel of a shoe
- the sole of a shoe
- the toe of a shoe
- …
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- (also horseshoe)a piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse’s foot. A horseshoe is often used as a symbol of good luck. see also hot shoe
Word OriginOld English scōh (noun), scōg(e)an (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoen and German Schuh.
Idioms
See shoe in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee shoe in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe in somebody’s shoes | put yourself in somebody’s shoes
- to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person’s situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one
- I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when they find out about it.
- Well what would you do? Just put yourself in my shoes.
fill somebody’s shoes/boots
- to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there
if I were in your shoes
- used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to somebody
- If I were in your shoes, I'd resign immediately.
if the shoe fits (, wear it) (North American English)
(British English if the cap fits (, wear it))
- if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism
shake in your boots/shoes
- (informal) to be very frightened or nervousTopics Feelingsc2
the shoe is on the other foot (North American English)
(British English the boot is on the other foot)
- used to say that a situation has changed so that somebody now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them
step into somebody’s shoes
- to continue a job or the work that somebody else has started
- She stepped into her father’s shoes when he retired.
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