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| 1. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the foot of a human being | |
| Synonyms: | pes human_foot | |
| Examples: | "his bare feet projected from his trousers" "armored from head to foot" |
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| Related terms: | vertebrate_foot flatfoot homo leg toe heel metatarsal_artery digital_arteries sole instep intercapitular_vein big_toe little_toe metatarsal_vein arcuate_artery heelbone | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard | |
| Synonyms: | ft | |
| Examples: | "he is six feet tall" |
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| Related terms: | linear_unit yard chain inch | |
| 3. | [ 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" |
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| Related terms: | head bottom | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being | |
| Synonyms: | animal_foot | |
| Related terms: | vertebrate_foot hoof hoof paw hindfoot webfoot trotter forefoot bird's_foot fossorial_foot | |
| 5. | [ noun ] lowest support of a structure | |
| Synonyms: | base foundation groundwork substructure understructure fundament | |
| Examples: | "it was built on a base of solid rock" "he stood at the foot of the tower" |
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| Related terms: | support raft_foundation bed structure | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates | |
| Synonyms: | invertebrate_foot | |
| Related terms: | organ tube_foot invertebrate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (transportation) travel by foot | |
| Examples: | "he followed on foot" "the swiftest of foot" |
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| Related terms: | walk | |
| 8. | [ verb ] pay for something | |
| Synonyms: | pick | |
| Examples: | "pick up the tab" "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages" "foot the bill" |
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| Related terms: | pay | |
| 9. | [ verb ] informal or colloquial synonyms of 'walk' " | |
| Synonyms: | hoof hoof_it leg_it | |
| Related terms: | walk colloquialism pedestrian | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (military) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot | |
| Synonyms: | infantry | |
| Examples: | "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" |
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| Related terms: | army_unit paratroops military | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger | |
| Related terms: | secret_agent | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (mathematics) add a column of numbers | |
| Synonyms: | foot_up | |
| Related terms: | add arithmetic | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (prosody,verse,writing) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | |
| Synonyms: | metrical_unit metrical_foot | |
| Related terms: | meter anapest pyrrhic amphibrach trochee spondee iamb mora dactyl | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27703 | |
| 15. | [ noun ] a support resembling a pedal extremity | |
| Examples: | "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" |
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| Related terms: | support leg | |
| Similar spelling: |
Foote Fout Foti Foth Fote food |
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