noun
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
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Examples
- his bare feet projected from his trousers
- armored from head to foot
noun
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
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ft
Examples
- he is six feet tall
noun
the lower part of anything
Examples
- curled up on the foot of the bed
- the foot of the page
- the foot of the list
- the foot of the mountain
noun
the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
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animal foot
noun
lowest support of a structure
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Examples
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
noun
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
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invertebrate foot
noun
travel by walking
Examples
- he followed on foot
- the swiftest of foot
noun
a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
noun
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
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Examples
- there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
noun
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Synonyms
metrical foot
metrical unit
noun
a support resembling a pedal extremity
Examples
- one foot of the chair was on the carpet
verb
pay for something
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Examples
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
- foot the bill
verb
walk
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Examples
- let's hoof it to the disco
verb
add a column of numbers
Synonyms
foot up