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noun, plural feet for 1–4, 8–11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; verb | 1. | (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. |
| 2. | (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. |
| 3. | such a part considered as the organ of locomotion. |
| 4. | a unit of length, originally derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 30.48 centimeters. Abbreviation: ft., f. |
| 5. | foot soldiers; infantry. |
| 6. | walking or running motion; pace: swift of foot. |
| 7. | quality or character of movement or motion; tread; step. |
| 8. | any part or thing resembling a foot, as in function, placement, shape, etc. |
| 9. | Furniture.
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| 10. | a rim, flange, or flaring part, often distinctively treated, serving as a base for a table furnishing or utensil, as a glass, teapot, or candlestick. |
| 11. | the part of a stocking, sock, etc., covering the foot. |
| 12. | the lowest part, or bottom, of anything, as of a hill, ladder, page, etc. |
| 13. | a supporting part; base. |
| 14. | the part of anything opposite the top or head: He waited patiently at the foot of the checkout line. |
| 15. | the end of a bed, grave, etc., toward which the feet are placed: Put the blanket at the foot of the bed, please. |
| 16. | Printing. the part of the type body that forms the sides of the groove, at the base. |
| 17. | the last, as of a series. |
| 18. | that which is written at the bottom, as the total of an account. |
| 19. | Prosody. a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit of a verse. |
| 20. | Usually, foots.
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| 21. | Nautical. the lower edge of a sail. |
| 22. | to walk; go on foot (often fol. by it): We'll have to foot it. |
| 23. | to move the feet rhythmically, as to music or in dance (often fol. by it). |
| 24. | (of vessels) to move forward; sail: to foot briskly across the open water. |
| 25. | to walk or dance on: footing the cobblestones of the old city. |
| 26. | to perform (a dance): cavaliers footing a galliard. |
| 27. | to traverse on or as if on foot. |
| 28. | to make or attach a foot to: to foot a stocking. |
| 29. | to pay or settle: I always end up footing the bill. |
| 30. | to add (a column of figures) and set the sum at the foot (often fol. by up). |
| 31. | to seize with talons, as a hawk. |
| 32. | to establish. |
| 33. | Archaic. to kick, esp. to kick away. |
| 34. | Obsolete. to set foot on. |
| 35. | get or have a or one's foot in the door, to succeed in achieving an initial stage or step. |
| 36. | get off on the right or wrong foot, to begin favorably or unfavorably: He got off on the wrong foot with a tactless remark about his audience. |
| 37. | have one foot in the grave. grave 1 (def. 5). |
| 38. | on foot, by walking or running, rather than by riding. |
| 39. | put one's best foot forward,
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| 40. | put one's foot down, to take a firm stand; be decisive or determined. |
| 41. | put one's foot in it or into it, Informal. to make an embarrassing blunder. Also, put one's foot in or into one's mouth. |
| 42. | set foot on or in, to go on or into; enter: Don't set foot in this office again! |
| 43. | under foot, in the way: That cat is always under foot when I'm getting dinner. |
foot (f&oobreve;t)
n. pl. feet (fēt)
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 12 inches (30.48 centimeters).
foot (f t) Pronunciation Key
Plural feet (fēt) A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 1/3 of a yard or 12 inches (30.48 centimeters). See Table at measurement. |
on foot
Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot. [c. 1300] Also see hoof it; on one's feet; on the right foot.