tennis shoe

American

noun

a sports shoe with a rubber sole (usually pebbled) and a stitched canvas upper that laces over the instep.

tennis shoe British

noun

a rubber-soled canvas shoe tied with laces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tennis shoe

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

VIP guests included Rihanna and Stan Smith, known for the namesake Adidas tennis shoe.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022

She recognized a man pacing nearby with a sandal on one foot and a frayed tennis shoe on the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021

The 20-time Grand Slam winner teamed up with the company earlier this year to develop the Roger Pro tennis shoe.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2021

He’s a doctor, and he took my tennis shoe off with professional care.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

The mud was so thick it pulled his right tennis shoe off, and when he groped to find it the mud held his arm, seemed to pull at him, tried to take him down.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023