Shoe vs Vest - What's the difference?

As a noun 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.

As a verb shoe

is to put shoes on one's feet.

As an adjective vest is

able, skillful.

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}}

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.

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vest

English

(wikipedia vest)

Noun

(en noun)

A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.

A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

* , chapter=10

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(label) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

* 2010 , Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers , Random House, ISBN 9781400067534, page 162:

He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest' and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell point was there in wearing a twenty-five-pound bulletproof ' vest if you could still get gunned to death?

A vestment.

* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)

In state attended by her maiden train, / Who bore the vests that holy rites require.

Clothing generally; array; garb.

* (William Wordsworth) (1770-1850)

Not seldom clothed in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn.

Synonyms

* (garment worn under a shirt) singlet, tank top (US), undershirt (US) * (garment worn over a shirt) waistcoat (British)

Hyponyms

* (sleeveless outergarment) safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vest

Derived terms

* bulletproof vest * keep one's cards close to one's vest * life vest

Verb

(en verb)

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

* Milton

Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.

* Dryden

With ether vested , and a purple sky.

To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death

* Prior

Had I been vested with the monarch's power.

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.

* John Locke

Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.

(obsolete) To invest; to put.

to vest money in goods, land, or houses

(legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

to vest a person with an estate

an estate is vested in possession

(Bouvier)

(commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.

My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.

* 2005 , Kaye A. Thomas, Consider Your Options , page 104

If you doubt that you'll stick around at the company long enough for your options to vest , you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.

* 2007 ,

Sony interpreted 17 U.S.C. § 304 as requiring that the author be alive at the start of the copyright renewal term for the author’s prior assignments to vest .

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