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SHOETREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoetree mean? 

SHOETREE (noun)
  The noun SHOETREE has 1 sense:

1. a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being wornplay

  Familiarity information: SHOETREE used as a noun is very rare.


SHOETREE (verb)
  The verb SHOETREE has 1 sense:

1. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetreeplay

  Familiarity information: SHOETREE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHOETREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shoetree" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)


SHOETREE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

shoetree; tree

Hypernyms (to "shoetree" is one way to...):

elongate; stretch (make long or longer by pulling and stretching)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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