8. foot a rim, flange, or flaring part, often distinctively treated, serving as a base for a tablefurnishing or utensil, as a glass, teapot, or candlestick.
9. foot the part of a stocking, sock, etc., covering the foot.
1. (noun)foot, human foot, pes the part of the leg of a humanbeing below the anklejoint "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
2. (noun)foot, ft a linear unit of lengthequal to 12 inches or a third of a yard "he is six feet tall"
3. (noun)foot the lowerpart of anything "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"
4. (noun)animal foot, foot the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
5. (noun)foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure lowest support of a structure "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
6. (noun)foot, invertebrate foot any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
7. (noun)foot travel by walking "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
8. (noun)foot a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
9. (noun)infantry, foot an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
10. (noun)metrical foot, foot, metrical unit (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
11. (verb)foot a support resembling a pedalextremity "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
12. (verb)foot, pick pay for something "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
13. (verb)foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it walk "let's hoof it to the disco"
1. (noun)foot one of the two body parts at the end of your legs My feet are cold.; his right/left foot
2. foot a unit of length of approximately 30cm (12 inches) 12 feet long/wide/high/tall; At six foot, he's fairly tall.
3. foot the foot of the bottom of at the foot of the stairs/mountain
4. foot on foot walking, not using transportation Two soldiers came by on foot.
5. foot have/keep your feet on the ground to continue to be realistic or sensible Despite her fame she keeps her feet firmly on the ground.
6. foot have/get cold feet to decide you are too nervous to do sth you previously said you would do He was going to audition, but now he's getting cold feet.
7. foot on your feet standing, not sitting I've been on my feet all day.
8. foot put your feet up to rest Sit down, and put your feet up for a while.
9. foot put your foot down to insist sb does or does not do sth I finally put my foot down and told her she couldn't stay
10. foot not set foot in/on emphasizes that sb does not go somewhere He had never set foot in a church.
Definition of 'Foot'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Foot the terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes
2. (noun)Foot the muscular locomotiveorgan of a mollusk. It is a medianorgan arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum
3. (noun)Foot that which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking
4. (noun)Foot the lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed
5. (noun)Foot fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular
6. (noun)Foot recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular
7. (noun)Foot a measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard
8. (noun)Foot soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry
9. (noun)Foot a combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent
11. (verb)Foot to tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip
12. (verb)Foot to walk; -- opposed to ride or fly
13. (verb)Foot to kick with the foot; to spurn
14. (verb)Foot to set on foot; to establish; to land
15. (verb)Foot to tread; as, to foot the green
16. (verb)Foot to sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account
17. (verb)Foot the size or strike with the talon
18. (verb)Foot to renew the foot of, as of stocking
Definition of 'Foot'
U.S. National Library of Medicine
1. Foot The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.