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Shoe vs Shop - What's the difference?

shoe | shop |

As nouns the difference between shoe and shop

is that shoe is 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 while shop is an establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

As verbs the difference between shoe and shop

is that shoe is to put shoes on one's feet while shop is to visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.

As an interjection shop is

(used to attract the services of a shop assistant).

shoe

English

(wikipedia shoe)

Noun

(en-noun) (shoon is archaic or regional)
  • 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.
  • Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.
  • A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
  • Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.
  • A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
  • Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe .
  • Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes , or they will wear out unevenly.
  • # A 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.
  • # A 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.
  • # The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
  • # (architecture) A 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.
  • # A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
  • # An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
  • # An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
  • # An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
  • # (engineering) A 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; called also slipper and gib.
  • # Part 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).
  • Usage notes

    The plural shoon is archaic and no longer in common use.

    Hyponyms

    * moccasin * pump * sandal * slipper * sneaker * stiletto * flip flop * See also

    Derived terms

    {{der3, if the shoe fits , the shoe is on the other foot , shoebeam, shoegear , shoe brush, shoebrush , shoegazing , shoehorn , shoemaker , shoe polish , shoeshine , stand in someone's shoes}}

    See also

    * boot * footwear * slipper

    Verb

  • To put shoes on one's feet.
  • * …men and women clothed and shod for the ascent…'' — , ''The Gospel Delivered in Arès , 26:6, 1995
  • To put horseshoes on a horse.
  • * 1874 — (Thomas Hardy), , chapter XXXII
  • "Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."
  • To equip an object with a protection against wear.
  • The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.

    shop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
  • * Cowper
  • From shop' to ' shop / Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks / The polished counter.
  • A place where things are crafted; a workshop or hobbyshop.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A tailor called me in his shop .
  • An automobile mechanic's workplace.
  • Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk'', ''closed shop'' and ''shop floor .
  • A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
  • (business, computing) an organisation using specified programming languages or software, often exclusively.
  • Our company is mostly a Java shop .
  • An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
  • This is where I do my weekly shop .

    Synonyms

    * (establishment that sells goods) boutique, retail outlet, store (US); see also * (place where things are crafted) atelier, studio, workshop * (sense, automobile mechanic's workplace) garage * (workplace) office, place of work, workplace * (wood shop) carpentry, wood shop, woodwork * (metal shop) metal shop, metalwork

    Derived terms

    * beauty shop * bucket shop * charity shop * chip shop * close up shop * coffee shop * cop shop * corner shop * food shop * gift shop * like a bull in a china shop * one-stop shop * op shop * pawn shop * pet shop * Photoshop® * pound shop * repair shop * sex shop * shoe shop * shopaholic * shop assistant * shopfloor * shopfront * shopgirl * shophouse * shopkeep * shopkeeper * shopman * shop right * shop steward * shop talk * shopward * shopwards * shopworn * shut up shop * swap shop * sweet shop, sweet-shop, sweetshop * wood shop * workshop

    Verb

    (shopp)
  • To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.
  • I went shopping early, before the Christmas rush.
    He’s shopping for clothes .
  • (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
  • He shopped his mates in to the police.
  • (internet slang) Shorthand for photoshop ; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
  • Synonyms

    * (to report a criminal to authority) grass up (slang)

    Derived terms

    * shop around * shopper * shop till you drop * window shopping

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Used to attract the services of a shop assistant)