foot

B1
Pronunciation
[fʊt̚]
[fɵʔt]
[fʊt̚]
Noun
24 definition(s)
1 Definition

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

Example Sentences
  • A spider has eight feet.
2 Definition

Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

Example Sentences
  • Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
3 Definition

(often used attributively) Travel by walking.

Example Sentences
  • There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
4 Definition

The base or bottom of anything.

Example Sentences
  • I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
5 Definition

The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

Example Sentences
  • We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
6 Definition

The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

Example Sentences
  • The host should sit at the foot of the table.
7 Definition

A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

Example Sentences
  • The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
8 Definition

A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

Example Sentences
  • The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.
9 Definition

A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

10 Definition

(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.

Example Sentences
  • King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
11 Definition

(cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

12 Definition

The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

13 Definition

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

14 Definition

The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

15 Definition

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

16 Definition

The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

17 Definition

The bottom edge of a sail.

Example Sentences
  • To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
18 Definition

The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

19 Definition

In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

20 Definition

The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

21 Definition

The globular lower domain of a protein.

22 Definition

The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

23 Definition

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

24 Definition

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

2 Definition

To pay (a bill).

3 Definition

To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

4 Definition

To walk.

5 Definition

To tread.

Example Sentences
  • to foot the green
6 Definition

To set on foot; to establish; to land.

7 Definition

To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).

8 Definition

To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

Example Sentences
  • to foot (or foot up) an account