foot Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
human foot; pes.
- his bare feet projected from his trousers
- armored from head to foot
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noun a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
ft.
- he is six feet tall
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noun the lower part of anything
- curled up on the foot of the bed
- the foot of the page
- the foot of the list
- the foot of the mountain
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noun the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
animal foot.
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noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; base; fundament.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
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noun any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
invertebrate foot.
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noun travel by walking
- he followed on foot
- the swiftest of foot
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noun a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
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noun an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
infantry.
- there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
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noun (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
metrical unit; metrical foot.
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noun a support resembling a pedal extremity
- one foot of the chair was on the carpet
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verb pay for something
pick.
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
- foot the bill
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verb walk
leg it; hoof; hoof it.
- let's hoof it to the disco
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verb add a column of numbers
foot up.
WordNet
Foot noun
Etymology
OE.Wordforms
Definitions
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(Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus , andPes . -
(Zoöl.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum . -
That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; thefoot of a stocking. -
The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; thefoot of the procession; thefoot of a class; thefoot of the bed.And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. Milton.
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Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. Berkeley.
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Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. R.As to his being on the foot of a servant. Walpole.
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A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard .✍ This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters. -
(Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. "Both horse and foot." Milton. -
(Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. -
(Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. ✍ Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds.
Foot intransitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
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To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip. Dryden. -
To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. Shak.
Foot transitive verb
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To kick with the foot; to spurn. Shak. -
To set on foot; to establish; to land. Obs.What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak.
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To tread; Tickell.as, to .foot the green -
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to .foot (orfoot up) an account -
The size or strike with the talon. Poet. Shak. -
To renew the foot of, as of stocking. Shak.