What is the meaning of sole?

noun

  • The underside of footwear or a golf club.
  • Lean flesh of any of several flatfish.
  • The underside of the foot.
  • Right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European.

verb

  • Put a new sole on.
    • usage: "sole the shoes"

adjective

  • Not divided or shared with others.
    • usage: "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"
  • Being the only one; single and isolated from others.
    • usage: "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
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APAWordNet. (2010). sole. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/sole/definitions/1183924
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