Definitions for Foot
Foot
foot
Spelling: [foo t]
IPA: /fʊt/
Foot is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 18 anagrams from letters in Foot (foot).
Definitions for Foot
noun
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(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
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(in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function.
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such a part considered as the organ of locomotion.
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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.
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foot soldiers; infantry.
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walking or running motion; pace:
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quality or character of movement or motion; tread; step.
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any part or thing resembling a foot, as in function, placement, shape, etc.
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Furniture.
a shaped or ornamented feature terminating a leg at its lower part.
any of several short legs supporting a central shaft, as of a pedestal table.
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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.
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the part of a stocking, sock, etc., covering the foot.
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the lowest part, or bottom, of anything, as of a hill, ladder, page, etc.
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a supporting part; base.
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the part of anything opposite the top or head:
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the end of a bed, grave, etc., toward which the feet are placed:
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Printing. the part of the type body that forms the sides of the groove, at the base.
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the last, as of a series.
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that which is written at the bottom, as the total of an account.
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Prosody. a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit of a verse.
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Usually, foots.
sediment or dregs.
footlight (def 1).
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Nautical. the lower edge of a sail.
Idioms
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get / have a / one's foot in the door, to succeed in achieving an initial stage or step.
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get off on the right / wrong foot, to begin favorably or unfavorably:
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have one foot in the grave. grave1 (def 5).
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on foot, by walking or running, rather than by riding.
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put one's best foot forward,
to attempt to make as good an impression as possible.
to proceed with all possible haste; hurry.
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put one's foot down, to take a firm stand; be decisive or determined.
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put one's foot in / into it, Informal. to make an embarrassing blunder.
Also, put one's foot in/into one's mouth.
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set foot on / in, to go on or into; enter:
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under foot, in the way:
verb (used with object)
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to walk or dance on:
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to perform (a dance):
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to traverse on or as if on foot.
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to make or attach a foot to:
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to pay or settle:
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to add (a column of figures) and set the sum at the foot (often followed by up).
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to seize with talons, as a hawk.
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to establish.
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Archaic. to kick, especially to kick away.
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Obsolete. to set foot on.
verb (used without object)
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to walk; go on foot (often followed by it):
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to move the feet rhythmically, as to music or in dance (often followed by it).
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(of vessels) to move forward; sail:
Origin of Foot
before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped-), Greek poús (stem pod-)
Examples for Foot
Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
Besides, this was the first foreign shore his foot had ever trodden.
As for me, not a foot will I budge, till I have seen thee empty that bowl.
Now they neared the foot of the shaft where the rest of the party seemed to await them.
It made sense with so many suspects at hand, less so with the tower entrance separated from them by a forty foot wall.
Eudora blushed deeply, and busily caressed the dog with her foot.
In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.
Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.
Along the way, he accidentally embeds a nail in his foot, which is not symbolic at all.
She did so, and it proved an effectual screen from head to foot.