shoe

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Source: opted

3. n. A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. 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. Source: opted

6. n. The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. n. The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. Source: opted

9. n. An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. Source: opted

10. n. An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. Source: opted

11. n. An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. Source: opted

12. n. 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. Source: opted

13. n. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor. Source: opted

14. n. To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip. Source: opted

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