running shoe
- noun
- /ˈrʌnɪŋ ʃu/
- She picked up her running shoes and headed to the park for a morning jog.
- female running shoes
I'm about to put on my running shoes, got my running coats on.
- I'm about to put on my running shoes, got my running coats on.
- I just got some new running shoes and I haven't ran since high school.
- I had my Nathan, I had my trail running shoes, my wool socks.
- So Jeff's asking because he runs a, a, a running shoe store.
- I'm so casual that I realise I forgot my running shoes.
- My grandfather, my grandfather invented the spike running shoe.
- I didn't have tracksuit bottoms or running shoes when I made the decision to become a warrior.
- Now you know, I've, I've frequented the, the casual pairs, but the running shoe is different.
- Very painful counsel, I might add, because essentially I just if I'm not wearing Solomon running shoes, I'm wearing flip flops, right?
- And I feel like a running shoe is just way more like practical than a rubber rain boot.
- Like I said, the running shoe, the shorts doesn't have tattoos.
Examples
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We left our running shoes in the car.
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Well, I was wearing running shoes that night.
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So we're talking New Balance running shoes with feet in them.
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All she left were her running shoes under the table.
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You should put on some running shoes and we go run.
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Says he already needs new running shoes.
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Should I bring my running shoes?
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As soon as I get a new pair of running shoes.
Fiction book (1991) -
You should have brought your running shoes today, bro.
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Well, I'm in my sweats, I've got my running shoes on, it's a nice evening for a walk...
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
How Cushioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shoe for running' is directly and transparently built from 'running' (the activity) + 'shoe' (footwear); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this compound noun. This noun–noun compounding pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, so the sense is immediately predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Running shoe comes from a simple idea: shoe makers made a light shoe specifically for running, so people began calling that special kind a running shoe. That's why today it means a light, comfortable shoe made for running.