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SHOETREE

• 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 worn

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

• SHOETREE (verb)
The verb SHOETREE has 1 sense:

1. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

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

• SHOETREE (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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)

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