Definition of "foot"
- noun
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.
Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
Travel by walking.
The base or bottom of anything.
The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
Foot soldiers; infantry.
The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
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.
The bottom edge of a sail.
The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
The globular lower domain of a protein.
The foot of a line perpendicular to a given line is the point where the lines intersect.
- verb
To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
To pay (a bill).
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