foot
1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint (Freq. 89)
- his bare feet projected from his trousers
- armored from head to foot
• Syn:
human foot, pes
• Hypernyms:
vertebrate foot, pedal extremity
• Hyponyms:
flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus
• Part Holonyms:
leg, homo, man, human being, human
• Part Meronyms:
heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare, arcuate artery, arteria arcuata,
digital arteries, arteria digitalis, metatarsal artery, arteria metatarsea, intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis,
metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus, instep, sole, toe, big toe,
great toe, hallux, little toe, heel
2. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard (Freq. 81)
- he is six feet tall
• Syn:
ft
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
• Part Holonyms:
yard, pace
• Part Meronyms:
inch, in
3. the lower part of anything (Freq. 8)
- curled up on the foot of the bed
- the foot of the page
- the foot of the list
- the foot of the mountain
• Ant:
head
• Hypernyms:
bottom
4. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
animal foot
• Hypernyms:
vertebrate foot, pedal extremity
• Hyponyms:
fossorial foot, hoof, bird's foot, webfoot, trotter,
forefoot, hindfoot, paw
5. lowest support of a structure (Freq. 2)
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
• Syn:
foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
• Derivationally related forms:
basal (for: base)
• Hypernyms:
support
• Hyponyms:
bed, raft foundation
• Part Holonyms:
structure, construction
6. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
invertebrate foot
• Hypernyms:
organ
• Hyponyms:
tube foot
• Part Holonyms:
invertebrate
7. travel by walking (Freq. 1)
- he followed on foot
- the swiftest of foot
• Hypernyms:
walk
8. a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
• Hypernyms:
secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
9. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
- there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
• Syn:
infantry
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
army unit
• Hyponyms:
paratroops
10. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
• Syn:
metrical foot, metrical unit
• Topics:
prosody, metrics
• Hypernyms:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
• Hyponyms:
dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapest, anapaest,
amphibrach, trochee, spondee, pyrrhic, dibrach
11. a support resembling a pedal extremity
- one foot of the chair was on the carpet
• Hypernyms:
support
• Part Holonyms:
leg
1. pay for something (Freq. 1)
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
- foot the bill
• Syn:
pick
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. walk
- let's hoof it to the disco
• Syn:
leg it, hoof, hoof it
• Derivationally related forms:
footer
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. add a column of numbers
• Syn:
foot up
• Topics:
arithmetic
• Hypernyms:
add, add together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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