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| foot [ ft ] |
noun (plural feet [ feet ]) |
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1. end of leg: the part of the leg of a vertebrate below the ankle joint that supports the rest of the body and maintains balance when standing and walking
  The wave knocked me off my feet.
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2. organ of attachment: an organ or muscle surface that an invertebrate such as a mollusk uses to grip or move itself along
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3. unit of length: a unit of length in the U.S. customary and British imperial systems equal to 30.48 cm (12 in)
Symbol ′
The aircraft is cruising at 30,000 feet.
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4. lowest part: the bottom or lowest part of something
scribbled at the foot of the page
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5. part of sock or boot: the part of a sock, stocking, or boot that is shaped to cover the foot
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6. part like foot: something that is shaped like or acts like a human or animal foot, e.g. a shaped part at the end of the leg of a chair
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7. way of walking: a particular way of walking
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8. botany lower part of plant: the lower part of the stem of a plant, or the base of the spore-producing body sporophyte of mosses and liverworts
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9. handicraft part of sewing machine: the part of a sewing machine, close to the needle, that is lowered onto the material to hold it in position. Most sewing machines have detachable and interchangeable feet for different functions.
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10. military soldiers who fight on foot: soldiers who fight principally on foot, rather than on horses or in vehicles
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commanding a company of foot
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11. poetry unit of poetic meter: a basic unit of rhythm in poetry, made up of a fixed combination of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables
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plural noun foots [ fts ] |
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food industry sediment: the solid material that gradually falls to the bottom of various liquids such as vegetable oil
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transitive verb (past and past participle foot·ed, present participle foot·ing, 3rd person present singular foots) |
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1. pay full cost of something: to pay the full amount of something
We had to foot the bill for the party.
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2. add up numbers: to add up the figures in a column
footed up the columns of the budget
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3. make foot of sock: in knitting or sewing, to add the part that will cover the foot to a sock or stocking
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| [ Old English fōt< Indo-European] |
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| foot·ed adjective |
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a foot in the door the first stage toward a goal, especially when this is difficult to achieve
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drag your feet to move or do something slowly and reluctantly on purpose (informal)
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fall or land on your feet to end up healthy or in a good position, especially after having been sick or in a difficult situation
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find your feet
1. to become accustomed to a new situation and able to cope with it
2. to manage to stand up, especially after having fallen
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foot it
1. to walk rather than ride in a vehicle or on a horse
We had to foot it all the way home.
2. to dance (dated)
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get off on the wrong foot to begin something badly, e.g. a new relationship or job
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get on or to your feet
1. to rise from a reclining or sitting position
2. to return to a healthy or financially stable condition after a period of illness or financial difficulty
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have somebody or something at your feet to be the object of enormous admiration and devotion from somebody or something
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have feet of clay to have a weakness or flaw that is not obvious at first
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have or keep both or your feet on the ground to act and think sensibly and realistically
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land on your feet
Same as fall or land on your feet
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on foot walking, as opposed to riding on horseback or in a vehicle
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put your best foot forward to try as hard as you can to impress or please somebody
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put your feet up to stop working and relax
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put your foot down
1. to be firm about something and make sure your wishes are obeyed or respected
2. to make a motor vehicle travel faster by pressing the accelerator
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put your foot in it to make an embarrassing mistake, especially by being tactless (informal)
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set foot in or on something to go to or into a place
I'll never set foot in that place again.
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shoot yourself in the foot to do something that unexpectedly turns out to be disadvantageous or harmful to your own interests
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sweep somebody off his or her feet to charm somebody completely or make him or her fall in love with you in a very short time
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| Word History |
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The Indo-European word from which foot is ultimately derived is also the ancestor of English antipodes, impede, octopus, pawn2, pedal1, pedestal, pedestrian, pedigree, pioneer, podium, tripod, and vamp2.
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