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Definition: Meaning of, foot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fʊt /

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foot feet
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  1. body part the part of your body that you stand on and walk on
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  2. measurement plural feet or foot written abbreviation a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 INCH es or about 30 centimetres
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  3. bottom part the foot of something the lowest or bottom part of something
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  4. on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there
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  5. get/jump/rise etc to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting
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  6. be on your feet to be standing for a long time without having time to sit down
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  7. be on your feet to be standing up
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  8. be on your feet to feel better again after being ill and in bed
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  9. be/get back on your feet to have enough money again, or to be successful again after having problems
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  10. off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking
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  11. knock/lift etc somebody off their feet to make someone fall over
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  12. be rushed/run off your feet to be very busy
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  13. set foot in something to go to or enter a place
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  14. be/get under your feet to annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want
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  15. put your foot down to say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something
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  16. put your foot down informal to make a car go faster
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  17. put your feet up informal to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something
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  18. put your foot in it especially British English especially American English to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone
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  19. start/get off on the wrong/right foot to start a relationship badly or well
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  20. not put a foot wrong British English to do everything right and make no mistakes, especially in your job
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  21. have/keep both feet on the ground to think in a sensible and practical way and not have ideas or aims that will be impossible to achieve
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  22. fall/land on your feet to get into a good situation because you are lucky, especially after being in a difficult situation
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  23. get/have/keep your foot in the door to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry
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  24. have a foot in both camps to be involved with or connected with two opposing groups of people
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  25. have somebody/something at your feet used to say that people admire or respect someone very much
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  26. have two left feet informal to be very CLUMSY
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  27. have one foot in the grave to be very old or very ill - used humorously
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  28. ...my foot! British English old-fashioned used to show that you do not believe something that someone has just said
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  29. leave feet first to die before you leave a place or job - used humorously
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  30. feet of clay someone that you admire who has feet of clay has faults and weaknesses that you did not realize they had
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  31. foot soldier/patrol a soldier or group of soldiers that walks and does not use a horse or a vehicle
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  32. foot passenger a passenger on a ship who has not brought a car with them
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  33. left-footed/right-footed using your left foot or right foot when you kick a ball
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  34. flat-footed/four-footed having a particular type or number of feet
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  35. foot pedal/brake/pump etc a machine or control that you operate using your feet
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  36. sock the foot the part of a sock that covers your foot
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  37. poetry technical a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong BEAT and one or two weaker ones
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
foot footed footed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
footing foots
  1. foot the bill to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for
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foot used in phrases

  • Australian hare's foot (noun)
    1. a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia
  • Canary Island hare's foot fern (noun)
    1. fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
  • acre-foot (noun)
    1. the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
  • animal foot (noun)
    1. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  • athlete's foot (noun)
    1. a medical condition in which the skin between your toes cracks
  • bear's foot (noun)
    1. digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odour and irritant qualities when taken internally
  • bird's foot (noun)
    1. the foot of a bird
  • bird's foot clover (noun)
    1. european forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
  • bird's foot trefoil (noun)
    1. old World herb related to fenugreek
    2. european forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
  • bird's-foot fern (noun)
    1. cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
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