shod
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Definition
Adjective 1. Wearing shoes or other footwear: Describes a person, animal, or thing that has shoes, boots, or protective coverings on the feet. 2. Fitted with a horseshoe: Specifically describes a horse whose hooves have been fitted with protective iron shoes. 3. Equipped with a protective metal tip or cap: Describes an object, like a pole or stick, that has a metal end.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (wearing shoes):
- The museum requires all visitors to be shod; no bare feet are allowed.
- For the hike, make sure you are properly shod with sturdy boots.
- Adjective (horse):
- The racehorse was newly shod before the big event.
- A shod horse makes a distinct clattering sound on pavement.
- Adjective (object):
- The surveyor used a shod pole to mark the boundary.
- An iron-shod staff was a common weapon in medieval times.
Advanced Usage
- "Ill-shod" or "poorly shod": Describes someone or something wearing inadequate, worn-out, or inappropriate footwear.
- The refugees were ill-shod for the harsh winter conditions.
- "Rough-shod": Often part of the idiom "to ride roughshod over," meaning to act without consideration for others. Literally, it refers to a horse shod with shoes that have protruding nails to prevent slipping.
- The manager rode roughshod over the team's suggestions.
Variants and Related Words
- Shoe (n/v): The item of footwear; to fit with a shoe.
- He bought new shoes. The blacksmith will shoe the horse.
- Unshod (adj): The opposite of shod; not wearing shoes or footwear.
- The children ran unshod through the grass.
Synonyms
- Shodden: An archaic or less common synonym for shod.
- Booted: Wearing boots (a more specific type of footwear).
- Shod: Wearing shoes (a more general term).
Related Phrases
- To be shod and clothed: An expression meaning to be fully provided for with the basic necessities, especially footwear and clothing.
- The charity ensures the orphans are shod and clothed.
Related Idioms
- To be in someone's shoes: To be in another person's situation or position.
- I wouldn't want to be in his shoes right now.
- The shoe is on the other foot: The situation has now reversed.
- Now that she's the boss, the shoe is on the other foot.
- Where the shoe pinches: The source of the real problem or difficulty.
- Low pay is where the shoe pinches for most employees.
Adjective
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used of certain religious orders who wear shoes
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wearing footgear
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