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1.nounA 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."A spider has eight feet."
2.nounSpecifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking."Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."
3.noun(often used attributively) Travel by walking."There is a lot of foot traffic on this street."
4.nounThe base or bottom of anything."I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs."
5.nounThe part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest."We came and stood at the foot of the bed."
6.nounThe end of a rectangular table opposite the head."The host should sit at the foot of the table."
7.nounA short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it."The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor."
8.nounA unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres."The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high."
9.nounA unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
10.noun(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry."King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse."
11.noun(cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
12.nounThe part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
13.nounThe bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
14.nounThe base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
15.nounThe basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
16.nounThe 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.nounThe bottom edge of a sail."To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail."
18.nounThe end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
19.nounIn a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
20.nounThe muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
21.nounThe globular lower domain of a protein.
22.nounThe point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
23.nounFundamental principle; basis; plan.
24.nounRecognized condition; rank; footing.
25.verbTo use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
26.verbTo pay (a bill).
27.verbTo tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
28.verbTo walk.
29.verbTo tread."to foot the green"
30.verbTo set on foot; to establish; to land.
31.verbTo renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
32.verbTo sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up."to foot (or foot up) an account"