to sole
To put a new bottom on a shoe or boot
- verb
- /soʊl/
- After years of wear, she decided it was time to sole her favorite pair of boots.
- soled shoes
- rubber-soled
- soled boots
Examples
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If I were a cobbler, I'd sole your shoes.
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The cobbler assured him that he could easily sole his worn-out shoes and make them look new.
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Every winter, he takes his boots to be soled before the snow arrives.
Synonyms
to resole
vsto sole
To put a new sole on a shoe or boot
has identical meaning but is the same action expressed with a different form
Compounds
lemon sole
- US
A pale brown flat fish found along the Pacific coast of North America and eaten as food
English sole
- US
6.6
A flat fish from the Pacific coast of North America often eaten for its mild, tender flesh
Surface Forms
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.