hoof /hʊf/noun 4verb 4forms 4phrases 3 noun4 •The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.[…] I see Th’ Insulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horse’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood. — 1712 •(old-fashioned) An ungula. •(slang) The human foot.Get your hooves off me! •The heel of a loaf of bread. verb4 •To trample with hooves. •(informal) To walk. •(informal) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy. •(informal) To dance, especially as a professional. formshoofed · hoofing · hoofs · hooves Phrases with hoof beef to the hooffat, chubby, particularly with fat legs. hoof outTo eject or expel. on the hoofOf livestock, not yet butchered.