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running shoe

running shoe noun: a trainer with sharp spikes in the soles.

Noun

running shoe (plural running shoes)

  1. (UK) A trainer with sharp spikes in the soles.
    • She used running shoes so that she wouldn't slip.
  2. (Australia, Canada, US) A sneaker, not a cleat; a tennis shoe; a normal gym shoe.
    • For example, if some people are wearing their joggers as fashion statement rather than as injury preventers, then perhaps their plan to buy expensive running shoes is actually sound.2016, Ray Wyatt, Plan Prediction: Which Policy is Preferred by Which People?, page 69

Synonyms of running shoe

All synonyms of running shoe

Forms of running shoe

pluralrunning shoes
alternative form (dated)running-shoe

Questions about running shoe

What does running shoe mean?
Running shoe means a trainer with sharp spikes in the soles.
What part of speech is running shoe?
Running shoe is a noun.
What is the plural of running shoe?
The plural of running shoe is running shoes.

Words near running shoe in the dictionary

  1. running scripts
  2. running serviceberries
  3. running serviceberry
  4. running shed
  5. running sheds
  6. running shoe
  7. running shoes
  8. running short
  9. running someone off their feet
  10. running someone ragged
  11. running someone's file

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