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- Dictionarysole/sōl/
noun
- 1. the undersurface of a person's foot: "the soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt"
verb
- 1. put a new sole on to (a shoe): "he wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled"
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The meaning of SOLE is being the only one. How to use sole in a sentence. being the only one; having no sharer; functioning independently and without assistance or interference…
sole noun [C] (FOOT) plural soles. the bottom part of the foot that touches the ground when you stand or walk, or the bottom part of a shoe that touches the ground, usually not including the heel: a cut on the sole of her foot. shoes with rubber soles.
belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive: the sole right to the estate. functioning automatically or with independent power: the sole authority. Chiefly Law. not married; unmarried. without company or companions; lonely: the sole splendor of her life. Archaic. alone. sole. 2. [ sohl ]
Sole means not shared with others. If it's your sole responsibility to make the chocolate cake for a party, it's all on you. Sole comes from the Latin solus , meaning "alone," and it can describe being the only person involved in something, like being the sole member of the Special People Club.
If you have sole charge or ownership of something, you are the only person in charge of it or who owns it. Many women are left as the sole providers in families after their husband has died. Chief Hart had sole control over that fund.
n. 1. The underside of the foot. 2. The underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel. 3. The part on which something else rests while in a vertical position, especially: a. The bottom surface of a plow. b. The bottom surface of the head of a golf club. tr.v. soled, sol·ing, soles. 1. To furnish (a shoe or boot) with a sole. 2.
Definition of sole adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
