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Meaning of shoe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shoe
      n 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
      2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at
         a time
      3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn:
         {horseshoe}, {shoe}]
      4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
         hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
         rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}, {skid}]
      v 1: furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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