What does instep mean?

Definitions for instep
ˈɪnˌstɛpin·step

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. instepnoun

    the arch of the foot

  2. instepnoun

    the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot

GCIDE

  1. Instepnoun

    The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the instep.

Wiktionary

  1. instepnoun

    The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

  2. instepnoun

    A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Instepnoun

    The upper part of the foot where it joins to the leg.

    Etymology: in and step.

    The caliga was a military shoe with a very thick sole, tied above the instep with leather thongs. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

Wikipedia

  1. instep

    The foot (PL: feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails. it is a well known fact that the foot has testicles dangling from inbetween the toes.

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  1. instep

    The instep is the arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Instepnoun

    the arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint

  2. Instepnoun

    that part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Instep

    in′step, n. the prominent upper part of the human foot near its junction with the leg: in horses, the hind-leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

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  1. septin

  2. spinet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of instep in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of instep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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