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1. foot - noun

· the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"

Synonym(s): human_foot, pes

Hypernym(s): vertebrate_foot, pedal_extremity




2. foot - noun

· a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

Synonym(s): ft

Hypernym(s): linear_unit, linear_measure




3. foot - noun

· the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"

Hypernym(s): bottom

Antonym(s): head




4. foot - noun

· the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

Synonym(s): animal_foot

Hypernym(s): vertebrate_foot, pedal_extremity




5. foot - noun

· lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

Synonym(s): foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

Hypernym(s): support




6. foot - noun

· any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

Synonym(s): invertebrate_foot

Hypernym(s): organ




7. foot - noun

· travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"

Hypernym(s): walk




8. foot - noun

· a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

Hypernym(s): secret_agent, intelligence_officer, intelligence_agent, operative




9. foot - noun

· an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

Synonym(s): infantry

Hypernym(s): army_unit




10. foot - noun

· (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Synonym(s): metrical_foot, metrical_unit

Hypernym(s): meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence




11. foot - noun

· a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"

Hypernym(s): support




12. foot - verb

· pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"

Synonym(s): pick

Hypernym(s): pay




13. foot - verb

· walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"

Synonym(s): leg_it, hoof, hoof_it

Hypernym(s): walk




14. foot - verb

· add a column of numbers

Synonym(s): foot_up

Hypernym(s): add, add_together





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