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Foot

fʊt

Foot definitions
noun
feet foot
  1. the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks
    • a corresponding part of the leg in vertebrate animals
    • a locomotory or adhesive organ of an invertebrate
    • the part of a sock, stocking, etc. that covers the foot
    • a person's body below the torso, including the entire leg and the foot
    • a person's manner or speed of walking or running

      "fleet of foot"

    • infantry; foot soldiers

      "a captain of foot"

  2. a projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands
    • a device on a sewing machine for holding the material steady as it is sewn
    • the part by which a petal is attached
  3. the lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom

    "the foot of the stairs"

    bottom base toe edge end lowest part lowest point lower limits
    • the end of a table that is furthest from where the host sits
    • the end of a bed, couch, or grave where the occupant's feet normally rest
    • the lower edge of a sail
  4. a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm)

    "shallow water no more than a foot deep"

    • a unit used in describing a set of organ pipes according to its pitch, the designation being the length of one particular pipe

      "an 8-foot reed stop"

    • a unit used in describing a set of harpsichord strings playing at the same pitch as a set of organ pipes of the same designation

      "the 16-foot register"

  5. a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit. In English poetry it consists of stressed and unstressed syllables, while in ancient classical poetry it consists of long and short syllables
verb
foot footed footing foots
  1. cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot

    "the rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp"

    go by/on foot travel on foot foot it be a pedestrian
    • dance

      "the dance of fairies, footing it to the cricket's song"