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foot

 
pronunciation:
fUt
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
phrases:
foot it, put one's foot in one's mouth
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part of speech: noun
inflections: feet
definition 1: in vertebrate animals, the lower part of the leg below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
 
definition 2: a unit of length equal to twelve inches or 30.48 centimeters. (abbr.: ft.)
 
definition 3: any part or thing that resembles a foot in form or function.
definition 4: the part of something that is lowest or opposite the head.
the foot of the cliffthe foot of the bed
similar words:
bottom
definition 5: the part of a sock or stocking that covers the human foot.
definition 6: the smallest unit of poetry, consisting of two or three syllables with a certain specified pattern of stresses, such as an iamb or dactyl.
similar words:
line
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: foots, footing, footed
definition 1: to walk or run on foot.
We'd better foot quickly or they'll see us.
definition 2: to dance.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to walk or run over or through.
definition 2: to perform (a dance).
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phrase: foot it, put one's foot in one's mouth
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