Antonyms for
shoe
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.
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No Antonyms Found for Shoe

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All Definitions for Shoe

Below are all the dictionary definitions of shoe:

1A 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.
2A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection
3A horseshoe.
4A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
5To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.
6To put shoes on one's own feet.
7A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
8A fake passport.
9To cover an object with a protective layer of material.
10Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
11A 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.
12The part of a brake for a wheeled vehicle which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
13A 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
14Called also slipper and gib.
15An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
16An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
17A 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.
18A 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.
19A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
20An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
21Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
22The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
23An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East.
24A surname.

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About antonyms for shoe

Finding the right antonym for shoe helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "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.", shoe has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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