sole meaning and definition

SOLE noun

Definition of sole (noun)

1. the underside of footwear or a golf club
2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish
   • synonyms: fillet of sole
3. the underside of the foot
4. right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European

SOLE verb

Definition of sole (verb)

1. put a new sole on
   • "sole the shoes"
   • synonyms: resole

SOLE adjective

Definition of sole (adjective)

1. not divided or shared with others
   • "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"
   • synonyms: exclusive
2. being the only one; single and isolated from others
   • "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"
   • synonyms: lone, lonesome, only, solitary