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foot

[fʊt̚]noun, verb1 syllable

Foot means: lowest support of a structure.

Synonyms for foot19

noun, as in lowest support of a structure

foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

noun, as in the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

human foot, pes

noun, as in (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

metrical foot, metrical unit

noun, as in a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

ft

noun, as in the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

animal foot

noun, as in any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

invertebrate foot

noun, as in an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

infantry

verb, as in walk

leg it, hoof, hoof it

verb, as in pay for something

verb, as in add a column of numbers

foot up

Opposites of foot

What does foot mean?14

noun

1

lowest support of a structure“it was built on a base of solid rock”

2

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint“his bare feet projected from his trousers”

3

(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

4

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard“he is six feet tall”

5

the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

6

any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

7

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot“there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot”

8

the lower part of anything“curled up on the foot of the bed”

9

travel by walking“he followed on foot”

10

a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

11

a support resembling a pedal extremity“one foot of the chair was on the carpet”

verb

1

walk“let's hoof it to the disco”

2

pay for something“pick up the tab”

3

add a column of numbers

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with foot?2

one syllable

putsoot
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Foot in a sentence

  • If you put your best foot forward, you will succeed.CM
  • Some students go to school on foot, and others by bus.unknown
  • Some went on foot, and others by bicycle.sundown
  • It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.blay_paul
  • Before, he would go to the firm on foot.FeuDRenais
  • Some of the students went by bus, and others on foot.fishda
  • You can go by bus, by metro or on foot.lukaszpp
  • Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.auxitt

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of foot

as a noun

plural
feet

as a verb

past tense
footed
past participle
footed
present participle
footing
third-person singular
foots