foot (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 14 senses of the word *foot*:
NOUN	body	foot, human foot, pes	the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
quantity	foot, ft	a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
location	foot	the lower part of anything
animal	foot, animal foot	the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
artifact	foot, foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure	lowest support of a structure
animal	foot, invertebrate foot	any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
act	foot	travel by walking
person	foot	a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
group	foot, infantry	an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
communication	foot, metrical foot, metrical unit	(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
artifact	foot	a support resembling a pedal extremity
VERB	possession	foot, pick	pay for something
motion	foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it	walk
cognition	foot, foot up	add a column of numbers

foot > pronunciation
Sounds	fuh't
Rhymes	afoot ... underfoot: 16 rhymes with uht...

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint.
Example	"armored from head to foot"
Synonyms	human foot, pes
Part of	homo, man, human being, human	Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Part of	leg	A human limb
Parts	arcuate artery, arteria arcuata	curved artery in the foot
	big toe, great toe, hallux	The first largest innermost toe
	digital arteries, arteria digitalis	arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes
	heel	The back part of the human foot
	heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare	The largest tarsal bone
	instep	The arch of the foot
	intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis	veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
	little toe	The fifth smallest outermost toe
	metatarsal artery, arteria metatarsea	dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot
	metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus	dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
	sole	The underside of the foot
	toe	One of the digits of the foot
Narrower	flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus	A foot afflicted with a fallen arch
Broader	vertebrate foot, pedal extremity	The extremity of the limb in vertebrates
Spanish	pata, pes, pie
Catalan	pes, peu
Verbs	foot	walk

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
Synonym	ft
Part of	yard, pace	A unit of length equal to 3 feet
Parts	inch, in	A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Broader	linear unit, linear measure	A unit of measurement of length
Spanish	pie
Catalan	peu

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 3, location
Meaning	The lower part of anything.
Examples	"curled up on the foot of the bed" "the foot of the page" "the foot of the list" "the foot of the mountain"
Broader	bottom	The lowest part of anything
Opposite	head	The top of something
Spanish	pie
Catalan	peu

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 4, animal
Meaning	The pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings.
Synonym	animal foot
Narrower	bird's foot	The foot of a bird
	forefoot	A front foot of a quadruped
	fossorial foot	foot adapted for digging as in moles
	hindfoot	A rear foot of a quadruped
	hoof	The foot of an ungulate mammal
	paw	A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
	trotter	foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
	webfoot	A foot having the toes connected by folds of skin
Broader	vertebrate foot, pedal extremity	The extremity of the limb in vertebrates
Spanish	pata, pie
Catalan	peu, pota

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	Lowest support of a structure.
Example	"he stood at the foot of the tower"
Synonyms	foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
Part of	structure, construction	A thing constructed
Narrower	bed	A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
Narrower	raft foundation, raft, mat	A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
Broader	support	supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
Spanish	base, cimentación, cimiento, fundación, fundamento, pie
Catalan	base, fonament, peu

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 6, animal
Meaning	Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates.
Synonym	invertebrate foot
Part of	invertebrate	Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
Narrower	tube foot	tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration
Broader	organ	A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Spanish	patas
Catalan	potes

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 7, act
Meaning	travel by walking.
Examples	"he followed on foot" "the swiftest of foot"
Broader	walk	The act of walking somewhere
Verbs	foot	walk

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 8, person
Meaning	A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger.
Broader	secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative	A person secretly employed in espionage for a government

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 9, group
Meaning	An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot.
Example	"there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
Synonym	infantry
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Narrower	paratroops	infantry trained and equipped to parachute
Broader	army unit	A military unit that is part of an army
Spanish	infantería, regimiento de infantería
Catalan	infanteria

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 10, communication
Meaning	(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.
Synonyms	metrical foot, metrical unit
Category	prosody, metrics	The study of poetic meter and the art of versification
Narrower	amphibrach	A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., 'remember')
	anapest, anapaest	A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
	dactyl	A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
	iamb, iambus	A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
	pyrrhic, dibrach	A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
	spondee	A metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
	trochee	A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
Broader	meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Spanish	pie, unidad métrica
Catalan	peu, unitat mètrica

English > *foot*: 14 senses > noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A support resembling a pedal extremity.
Example	"one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
Part of	leg	A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
Broader	support	Any device that bears the weight of another thing

English > *foot*: 14 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	pay for something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"foot the bill"
Synonym	pick
Broader	pay	Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Spanish	cancelar, costear, pagar

English > *foot*: 14 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	walk.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	leg it, hoof, hoof it
Broader	walk	Use one's feet to advance
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	andar a pie, ir a pie
Nouns	foot	travel by walking
	foot	the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
	footer	a person who travels by foot

English > *foot*: 14 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	add a column of numbers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	foot up
Category	arithmetic	The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
Broader	add, add together	make an addition by combining numbers

HyperDic: foot