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.

A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

(card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

A versatile object that can take on various forms and functions, such as a brake shoe, a sled runner, a drag for vehicles, a railroad car brake, a water leader spout, a grain conveyor, an ore-crushing mill trough, an iron socket or plate for support, a protector for wooden piles, a wear-resistant plate for engineering purposes, a current collector on electric trains, and a gold or silver ingot used in trade in the far east.

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.

(by extension, slang) A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.

(intransitive) To put shoes on one's own feet.

(transitive) To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

(intransitive, chiefly as past participle) To cover an object with a protective layer of material.