sole

sole
sole1 W3 [səul US soul] adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: soul, from Latin solus 'alone']
1.) the sole person, thing etc is the only one
= ↑only
▪ the sole American in the room
▪ Griffiths is the sole survivor of the crash.
▪ The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers.
2.) not shared with anyone else
▪ Derek has sole responsibility for sales in Dublin.
▪ The company has the sole rights to market Elton John's records.
sole 2
sole2 n
[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin solea 'light shoe']
[Sense: 3; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin solea 'light shoe, flat fish']
1.)
the bottom surface of your foot, especially the part you walk or stand on
▪ The soles of his feet were caked in mud.
↑heel, ↑upper, ↑toe, ↑lace, ↑lining, ↑sole
2.)
flat bottom part of a shoe, not including the heel
▪ the soles of her shoes
thick-soled/leather-soled etc
(=having soles that are thick, made of leather etc)
3.) [U and C] plural sole or soles
a flat fish that is often used for food
▪ Dover sole
sole 3
sole3 v [T usually passive]
to put a new ↑sole on a shoe

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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