Shooed vs Shoed - What's the difference?
shooed | shoed |
(shoo)
(informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
(informal) To leave under inducement.
(informal, rare) To usher someone.
(informal, demeaning) Go away]]! [[clear off, Clear off!
(shoe)
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.
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 .
# 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).
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
To equip an object with a protection against wear.
As verbs the difference between shooed and shoed
is that shooed is past tense of shoo while shoed is past tense of shoe.shooed
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Verb
(head)shoo
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Verb
(en verb)- Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!
- See if you can shoo off the insurance salesmen.
- You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.
- Shoo the visitor in.
Derived terms
* shoo away * shoo-in * shoo offInterjection
Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* * ----shoed
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *shoe
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(wikipedia shoe)Noun
(en-noun) (shoon is archaic or regional)- Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.
- Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.
- Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes , or they will wear out unevenly.
Usage notes
The plural shoon is archaic and no longer in common use.Hyponyms
* moccasin * pump * sandal * slipper * sneaker * stiletto * flip flop * See alsoDerived 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 * slipperVerb
- "Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."
- The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.