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a sports shoe with a rubber sole (usually pebbled) and a stitched canvas upper that laces over the instep.[1890-95]
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tennis shoe
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tennis shoe — tennis ,shoe noun count a shoe with a rubber SOLE (=bottom) that is used for playing tennis and other sports … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tennis shoe — ► NOUN ▪ a light canvas or leather soft soled shoe suitable for tennis or casual wear … English terms dictionary
tennis shoe — n a light shoe used for playing sports, with a rubber surface on the bottom … Dictionary of contemporary English
tennis shoe — n. SNEAKER (sense 2) … English World dictionary
tennis shoe — noun a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole • Syn: ↑gym shoe, ↑sneaker • Hypernyms: ↑shoe • Hyponyms: ↑plimsoll * * * noun, pl ⋯ shoes [count] : a low shoe that is worn while playing sports (such as tennis … Useful english dictionary
tennis shoe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tennis shoe : singular tennis shoe plural tennis shoes a shoe with a rubber sole (= bottom) that is used for playing tennis and other sports … English dictionary
tennis shoe — type of shoe used while playing tennis … English contemporary dictionary
tennis shoe — noun a light canvas or leather soft soled shoe suitable for tennis or casual wear … English new terms dictionary
tennis shoe — ten′nis shoe n. clo a low sports shoe with a flat rubber sole and a canvas or leather upper that laces over the instep; sneaker • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
tennis shoe — noun (C) a strong shoe used for sports … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
