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TENNIS SHOE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tennis shoe mean?
• TENNIS SHOE (noun)
The noun TENNIS SHOE has 1 sense:
1. a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
Familiarity information: TENNIS SHOE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gym shoe; sneaker; tennis shoe
Hypernyms ("tennis shoe" is a kind of...):
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tennis shoe"):
plimsoll (a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top)
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