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Dictionary definition · foot

noun

  1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint"his bare feet projected from his trousers"
  2. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard"he is six feet tall"
  3. the lower part of anything"curled up on the foot of the bed"
  4. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  5. lowest support of a structure"it was built on a base of solid rock"
  6. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
  7. travel by walking"he followed on foot"
  8. a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
  9. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot"there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

verb

  1. pay for something"pick up the tab"
  2. walk"let's hoof it to the disco"
  3. add a column of numbers

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).