Definition

1. Verb:
   • To replace the worn-out bottom part (sole) of a shoe or boot with a new one. This is a specific action performed by a cobbler or someone skilled in shoe repair.

Usage

• The verb resole is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the shoe being repaired).
• It is used to describe the act of shoe repair, specifically concerning the sole. It implies restoration and extending the life of footwear.
• It is often used in the passive voice (e.g., "to be resoled").

Examples

• Verb:
  • I need to resole my favorite leather boots; the heels are completely worn down.
  • These shoes are so well-made that they can be resoled multiple times.
  • The cobbler said he could resole and polish them to look like new.

Advanced Usage

• "To have something resoled": This is a common construction where the action is performed by a professional for the owner.
  • He had his dress shoes resoled before the wedding.

Variants and Related Words

• Resoling (gerund/noun): The act or process of putting a new sole on a shoe.
  • The resoling of these boots will cost about forty dollars.
• Sole (noun/verb): The bottom part of a shoe or foot; or the act of furnishing with a sole. Resole is derived from this word with the prefix "re-" (meaning "again").
• Cobble (verb): To mend or make (shoes). Resoling is a common cobbling task.

Synonyms

• Reheel: To replace the heel of a shoe. (Note: This is a different, though related, repair action).
• Repair: A more general term for fixing something, which can include resoling.

Phrasal Verbs

• The word resole does not commonly form phrasal verbs.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms using the word resole.

Verb

1. put a new sole on
   • sole the shoes