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to sole

to sole

6 8.2
To put a new bottom on a shoe or boot
  • verb
  • /soʊl/
translation icon : resolar
  • After years of wear, she decided it was time to sole her favorite pair of boots.
  • soled shoes
  • rubber-soled
  • soled boots

Examples

  • If I were a cobbler, I'd sole your shoes.

  • The cobbler assured him that he could easily sole his worn-out shoes and make them look new.

  • Every winter, he takes his boots to be soled before the snow arrives.

Synonyms

to resole
vsto sole
1 7.9

To put a new sole on a shoe or boot

has identical meaning but is the same action expressed with a different form

Compounds

1 3.9

A thin piece of sole fish without bones eaten as a light, delicate food

1 5.7

A flat fish with delicate flesh found in European and North Atlantic waters

1 5.4

A pale brown flat fish found along the Pacific coast of North America and eaten as food

1 7.5

A flat fish with pale gray flesh that people eat

6.6

A flat fish from the Pacific coast of North America often eaten for its mild, tender flesh

7.0

A flat fish that lives in European waters and people eat as food

half sole
  • Specialized
6.8

A replacement piece for the front bottom of a shoe

6.3

A flat fish that lives on the Pacific coast of North America with sandy colouring

Surface Forms

sole infinitive
soled past
soled past participle
soling present participle
soles third person singular

Etymology

Sole as a verb comes from the noun sole meaning the bottom of a shoe, so to 'sole' a shoe is to put a new bottom on it, as a cobbler does.