shoe

Two shoes are two things that someone wears on their feet. Shoes have a hard, flat bottom.

If you shoe, you put shoes on your feet. We usually use this verb as a past participle: We say say someone is shod if they have shoes on their feet.

Example: He was dressed and shod, ready to go out.

If you shoe a horse, you put horseshoes on the horse.

To put protection on something so that it does not get worn down.

Example: Let's shoe that cane before you get a splinter in your hand!