foot
[ foo t ]
/ fʊt /
noun, plural feet for 1–4, 8–11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Words nearby foot
Idioms for foot
Origin of foot
before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped-), Greek poús (stem pod-)
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British Dictionary definitions for foot (1 of 2)
foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun plural feet (fiːt)
verb
Derived forms of foot
footless, adjectiveWord Origin for foot
Old English fōt; related to Old Norse fōtr, Gothic fōtus, Old High German fuoz, Latin pēs, Greek pous, Sanskrit pad
usage for foot
In front of another noun, the plural for the unit of length is foot: a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch. Foot can also be used instead of feet when mentioning a quantity and in front of words like tall: four foot of snow; he is at least six foot tall
British Dictionary definitions for foot (2 of 2)
Foot
/ (fʊt) /
noun
Michael (Mackintosh). 1913–2010, British Labour politician and journalist; secretary of state for employment (1974–76); leader of the House of Commons (1976–79); leader of the Labour Party (1980–83)
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Medicine definitions for foot
foot
[ fut ]
n. pl. feet (fēt)
The lower extremity of the vertebrate leg that is in direct contact with the ground in standing or walking.
A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems equal to 12 inches (30.48 centimeters).
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Science definitions for foot
foot
[ fut ]
Plural feet (fēt)
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 13 of a yard or 12 inches (30.48 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
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Idioms and Phrases with foot
foot
In addition to the idioms beginning with foot
- foot in both camps, have a
- foot in one's mouth, put one's
- foot in the door, get one's
- foot the bill
also see:
- bound hand and foot
- caught flat-footed
- get off on the wrong foot
- not touch with a ten-foot pole
- one foot in the grave
- on foot
- on the right foot
- play footsie
- put one's best foot forward
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
- set foot
- shoe is on the other foot
- shoot oneself in the foot
- wait on hand and foot
Also see underfeet.
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