shoe vs sneaker

sneaker vs shoe

shoe and sneaker both are nouns.

shoe is a verb but sneaker is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoe	Yes	No	Yes	No
sneaker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sneaker is a hyponym of shoe; that is, sneaker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoe:

shoe: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
sneaker: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

Other hyponyms of shoe include anklet, baby shoe, balmoral, blucher, bowling shoe, brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe, calceus, chopine, platform, chukka, chukka boot, cleats, congress boot, congress gaiter, congress shoe, fin, flipper, gaiter, ghillie, gillie, gym shoe, tennis shoe, Loafer, mocassin, moccasin, oxford, pump, running shoe, sabot, wooden shoe, sandal, sling, slingback, walker, walking shoe, wedgie, wing tip, high-heeled shoe, high heels, high heels shoe, combat boot.

shoe (noun)	sneaker (noun)
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material	a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

shoe (verb)	sneaker (verb)
furnish with shoes

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