Sekirov Dictionary

foot

/fʊt/

noun 26
verb 9
forms 7
phrases 20

noun26

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the part at the end of the leg that people and animals use to stand and walk
- A spider has eight feet.
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Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
- The wave knocked me off my feet.
The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
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A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- The flag pole, which is 20 feet high, was hoisted by a six-foot tall man.
- My sis's just over six foot two.
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The base or bottom of anything.
- I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
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The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
- We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
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The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
- The host should sit at the foot of the table.
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The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
- He removes a gold lighter from his pocket, flips it open, and waves the flame over the foot, taking short, sucking pulls off the head till it’s lit. — 2022
The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
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The bottom edge of a sail.
- To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
The globular lower domain of a protein.
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[before a noun] Travel by walking.
- We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.
- There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
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A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
(informal) Ellipsis of square foot, a unit of area.
(informal) Ellipsis of cubic foot, a unit of volume.
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Foot soldiers; infantry.
- King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
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Recognized condition; rank; footing.
- May 20, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann As to his being on the foot of a servant.
Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
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In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
- (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base. — 1992
A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

verb9

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To walk.
- thieves do foot by night — 1597
To pay (a bill).
To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
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To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
- There's time enough, I hope, To foot a measure with the bonnie bride, — 1836
(Ireland) To spread out and stack up (turf sods) to allow them to dry.
To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
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(no longer used) To set foot on; to walk on.
- […] Or shepherd-boy, they featly foot the green — 1722
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(no longer used) To set on foot; to establish; to land.
- What confederacy have you with the traitors / Late footed in the kingdom? — 1603

forms

footed · footing · footeth · foots · footest · feet · feets

Phrases with foot

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