n.
      - a covering for the foot having a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle. ▸a horseshoe. 
- a drag for a wheel.
- a socket on a camera for fitting a flash unit.
- a metal rim or ferrule, especially on the runner of a sledge.
- a step for a mast.
- a box from which cards are dealt at baccarat or some other card games.
v.
 (shoes, shoeing; past and past part. shod)
   - fit (a horse) with a shoe or shoes.
- 
(be shod)
 be wearing shoes of a specified kind.
- protect with a metal shoe.
Phrase
  
    - be 
(or put oneself)
 in another person's shoes
 imagine oneself in another's situation or predicament.
- dead men's shoes
 property or a position coveted by a prospective successor but available only on a person's death.
- wait for the other shoe to drop
 N. Amer. informal be prepared for a further event to occur.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE scōh (n.), scōg(e)an (v.), of Gmc origin.