Foot /(fo͝ot)/
Foot
n.
pl. Feet ((fēt))
- 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. (Anat.)
- The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum. (Zool.)
- That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain, column, or page; 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; ; the foot of the page.
And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet.
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Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular.
Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
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Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.]
As to his being on the foot of a servant.
- A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard. It is sometimes denoted by a prime (′); as, 6′ 3″ denoting 6 feet 3 inches.
- Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. (Mil.)
- 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. (Pros.)
- The lower edge of a sail. (Naut.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Foot artillery
- Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
- Foot bank
- a raised way within a parapet.
- Foot barracks
- barracks for infantery.
- Foot bellows
- a bellows worked by a treadle.
- Foot company
- a company of infantry.
- Foot gear
- covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots.
- Foot hammer
- a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle.
- Foot iron
- The step of a carriage.
- Foot jaw
- See Maxilliped.
- Foot key
- an organ pedal.
- Foot level
- a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
- Foot mantle
- a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt.
- Foot page
- an errand boy; an attendant.
- Foot passenger
- one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge.
- Foot pavement
- a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir.
- Foot poet
- an inferior poet; a poetaster.
- Foot post
- A letter carrier who travels on foot.
- Foot pound
- See Foot pound and Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
- Foot press
- a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle.
- Foot race
- a race run by persons on foot.
- Foot rail
- a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side.
- Foot rot
- an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
- Foot rule
- a rule or measure twelve inches long.
- Foot screw
- an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place.
- Foot secretion
- See Sclerobase.
- Foot soldier
- a soldier who serves on foot.
- Foot stick
- a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
- Foot stove
- a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet.
- Foot tubercle
- See Parapodium.
- Foot valve
- the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser.
- Foot vise
- a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle.
- Foot waling
- the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers.
- Foot wall
- the under wall of an inclosed vein.
- By foot
- by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot.
- Cubic foot
- See under Cubic.
- Foot and mouth disease
- a contagious disease (Eczema epizoötica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs.
- Foot of the fine
- the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.; also Chirograph, (b).
- Square foot
- See under Square.
- To be on foot
- to be in motion, action, or process of execution.
- To keep the foot
- to preserve decorum.
- To put one's foot down
- to take a resolute stand; to be determined.
- To put the best foot foremost
- to make a good appearance; to do one's best.
- To set on foot
- to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription.
- To put, [or] set, one on his feet
- to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
- Under foot
- Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot.
Foot
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Footed; p. pr. & vb. n. Footing
- To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
- To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly.
Foot
v. t.
- To kick with the foot; to spurn.
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To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.]
What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom?
- To tread; as, to foot the green.
- To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.
- To seize or strike with the talon. [Poet.]
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To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.
If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest.
Phrases & Compounds
- To foot a bill
- to pay it.
- To foot it
- to walk; also, to dance.