Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.
She stamped her foot again.
...a foot injury.
...his aching arms and sore feet.
-footedcombining form
She was bare-footed.
...pink-footed geese.
2. singular noun
Thefootof something is the part that is farthest from its top.
David called to the children from the foot of the stairs. [+ of]
...the foot of Highgate Hill.
A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye. [+ of]
3. singular noun
Thefootof a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it.
Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces. [+ of]
Synonyms: bottom, end, base, foundation More Synonyms of foot
4. countable noun
A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form 'foot' is often used as the plural instead of the plural form 'feet'.
This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet.
...a shopping and leisure complex of one million square feet.
He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high.
I have to give my height in feet and inches.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand.
I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback.
Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf.
7. countable noun
In poetry, a foot is one of the basic units of rhythm into which a line is divided.
8. See also footing
9.
See to get cold feet
10.
See to find one's feet
11.
See keep/have your feet on the ground
12.
See on foot
13.
See on your feet
14.
See on your feet
15.
See to fall on your feet
16.
See have one foot in the grave
17.
See the boot/shoe is on the other foot
18.
See put your best foot forward
19.
See put your foot down
20.
See put your foot down
21.
See put your foot in it
22.
See put your feet up
23.
See not put a foot wrong
24.
See to set foot somewhere
25.
See to stand on your own two feet
26.
See to your feet
27.
See under your feet
28.
See to get off on the wrong foot
29. to foot the bill
30. feet of clay
31. foot in the door
32. drag your feet
33. hand and foot
34. to shoot yourself in the foot
35. to sweep someone off their feet
36. to vote with your feet
More Synonyms of foot
foot in British English
(fʊt)
nounWord forms: pluralfeet (fiːt)
1.
the part of the vertebrate leg below the ankle joint that is in contact with the ground during standing and walking
▶ Related adjective: pedal
2.
the part of a garment that covers a foot
3.
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates, including molluscs
4. botany
the lower part of some plant structures, as of a developing moss sporophyte embedded in the parental tissue
5.
a.
a unit of length equal to one third of a yard or 12 inches. 1 Imperial foot is equivalent to 0.3048 metre
Abbreviation: ft
b.
any of various units of length used at different times and places, typically about10 per cent greater than the Imperial foot
6.
any part resembling a foot in form or function
the foot of a chair
7.
the lower part of something; base; bottom
the foot of the page
the foot of a hill
8.
the end of a series or group
the foot of the list
9.
manner of walking or moving; tread; step
a heavy foot
10.
a.
infantry, esp in the British army
b.
(as modifier)
a foot soldier
11.
any of various attachments on a sewing machine that hold the fabric in position, such as a presser foot for ordinary sewing and a zipper foot
12. music
a.
a unit used in classifying organ pipes according to their pitch, in terms of the length of an equivalent column of air
b.
this unit applied to stops and registers on other instruments
13. printing
a.
the margin at the bottom of a page
b.
the undersurface of a piece of type
14. prosody
a group of two or more syllables in which one syllable has the major stress, forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
15. a foot in the door
16. kick with the wrong foot
17. my foot!
18. of foot
19. on foot
20. one foot in the grave
21. on the right foot
22. on the wrong foot
23. put a foot wrong
24. put one's best foot forward
25. put one's foot down
26. put one's foot in it
27. set on foot
28. tread under foot
29. under foot
verb
30.
to dance to music (esp in the phrase foot it)
31. (transitive)
to walk over or set foot on; traverse (esp in the phrase foot it)
32. (transitive)
to pay the entire cost of (esp in the phrase foot the bill)
33. (usually foll by up) archaic or dialect
to add up
▶ USAGE In front of another noun, the plural for the unit of length is foot: a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch. Foot can also be used instead of feet when mentioning a quantity and in front of words like tall: four foot of snow; he is at least six foot tall See also feet
Derived forms
footless (ˈfootless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English fōt; related to Old Norse fōtr, Gothic fōtus, Old High German fuoz, Latin pēs, Greek pous, Sanskrit pad
Foot in British English
(fʊt)
noun
Michael (Mackintosh). 1913–2010, British Labour politician and journalist; secretary of state for employment (1974–76); leader of the House of Commons (1976–79); leader of the Labour Party (1980–83)
foot in American English
(fʊt)
nounWord forms: pluralfeet
1.
the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves
2.
a thing like a foot in some way
; specif.,
a.
the part that a thing stands on; base
b.
the lowest part; bottom
the foot of a page
c.
the last of a series
go to the foot of the line
d.
the part of a sewing machine that holds the cloth steady
e.
the part of the body of a mollusk that is normally muscular and ventrally located, used for attachment, burrowing, and locomotion, or, as in cephalopods, serving as the basis for the arms, tentacles, eyes, and mouth
3.
the end of a bed, grave, etc. toward which the feet are directed
4.
the end opposite to the end designated the head
at the foot of the table
5.
the part of a stocking, boot, etc. that covers the foot
6.
a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 12 inches or 1⁄3 yard (0.3048 meter)
symbol, ′: abbrev. ft: pl. sometimes foot following a number [50 foot of lumber] and always in attributive use [a six-foot athlete]
7. [with pl. v.]; British
foot soldiers; infantry
8. Word forms: pluralfoots
the sediment in a liquid
usually used in pl.
9.
a group of syllables serving as a unit of meter in verse; esp., such a unit having a specified placement of the stressed syllable or syllables
verb intransitive
10.
a.
to dance
b.
to go on foot
now rare exc. in phr. foot it: see below
11.
to move ahead, esp. with speed
said of a sailboat
verb transitive
12.
to walk, dance, or run on, over, or through; tread
13.
to make or repair the foot of (a stocking, etc.)
14.
to add (a column of figures) and set down a total
often with up
15. US, Informal
to pay (costs, expenses, etc.)
to foot the bill
Idioms:
foot it
of foot
on foot
on the wrong foot
put one's best foot forward
put one's foot down
put one's foot in it
under foot
▶ USAGE: For phrases using feet, see feet
Word origin
ME fot < OE, akin to Ger fuss < IE *pōd-, var. of base *pēd-, foot, to go > Sans pad-, Gr pous, L pes
foot in Accounting
(fʊt)
Word forms: (present) foots, (past) footed, (perfect) footed, (progressive) footing
verb
(Accounting: Financial statements)
If you foot a column in an account, you add up the numbers in the column to get the total.
Balances are arrived at by footing the debit and credit columns of each account and calculating the difference betweenthe two columns.
Once the adjustments have been recorded in the adjustments column, the accountantwill foot the debit and credit adjustments column.
If you foot a column in an account, you add up the numbers in the column to get the total.
More idioms containing
foot
be waited on hand and foot
be bound hand and foot by something
start off on the right foot
someone has one foot in the grave
shoot yourself in the foot
put your foot in it
put your foot down
put your best foot forward
not put a foot wrong
have a foot in both camps
get off on the wrong foot
get a foot in the door
the boot is on the other foot
be caught on the wrong foot
foot the bill
Examples of 'foot' in a sentence
foot
This would enable more first time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A cat curled at the foot of the bed is a beautiful thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Side plank TURN onto your side with your legs straight and your feet stacked on top of each other.
The Sun (2016)
He's a very athletic guy, light on his body and feet as a bowler.
The Sun (2016)
There is a reason they call them ballet pumps - my feet look like I have spent a week in a tortuous ballet camp.
The Sun (2016)
Trying to replace them is like trying to replace the foot from a beautiful old grandfather clock.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The stone was hot to his bare feet and he danced painfully upon the top step.
Len Deighton Bomber
She had one foot in the mobile world of the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Put your foot on brake to slow.
The Sun (2014)
We will keep our feet on the ground.
The Sun (2007)
We raised the downhill end a few feet to form a retaining terrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Try to perform using both feet rather then running on the spot.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Fail to get right foot into pedal clip.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You have to stand on your two feet and prove you can manage.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It helps that he also appears to have found his feet in government.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are putting their foot on the gas when they should be easing off.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Quick on his feet with an eye for goal.
The Sun (2012)
You may clip it into hedges from three to fifteen feet in height or give it any shape you like.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
Then she put a foot wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It does mean an almost complete absence of signposts because anyone on foot or on horseback already knows where they are going.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The trees are usually set about ten feet apart and the trunks kept bare of branches to about ten feet above the ground.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
Up to 2,000 officers a day could be patrolling on foot under the programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also has to foot restructuring costs of 5million.
The Sun (2015)
Not so much light on its feet as pumped and furious, all elbows and knees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
foot
Imperial system
In other languages
foot
British English: foot /fʊt/ NOUN
Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.
She stamped her foot again.
American English: foot
Arabic: قَدَم
Brazilian Portuguese: pé
Chinese: 足
Croatian: stopalo
Czech: chodidlo
Danish: fod
Dutch: voet
European Spanish: pie
Finnish: jalka jalkaterä
French: pied
German: Fuß
Greek: πόδι πέλμα
Italian: piede
Japanese: 足
Korean: 발
Norwegian: fot
Polish: stopa część ciała
European Portuguese: pé
Romanian: picior
Russian: ступня
Latin American Spanish: pie
Swedish: fot
Thai: เท้า
Turkish: ayak
Ukrainian: ступня
Vietnamese: chân
All related terms of 'foot'
Blackfoot
a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
foot it
to dance , walk , or run
of foot
in manner of movement
on foot
If you go somewhere on foot , you walk, rather than using any form of transport .
acre-foot
the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot : equivalent to 43 560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic metres
back foot
→ on the back foot
claw foot
a foot with claws
club foot
If someone has a club foot , they are born with a badly twisted foot.
flat foot
a foot having a flattened instep arch
foot drop
extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg
foot rail
a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture , as a chair or table , upon which the feet may be rested
foot rot
an infection which causes rotting of the stem base and crown of a plant, caused by various microorganisms
foot rule
a rigid measure, one foot in length
foot-ton
a unit of work or energy equal to 2240 foot-pounds
hot-foot
If you hot-foot it somewhere , you go there in a hurry .
ice foot
a narrow belt of ice permanently attached to the coast in polar regions
my foot!
an expression of disbelief , often of the speaker's own preceding statement
polt-foot
having a club foot
side-foot
In football , if a player side-foots the ball, they kick it with the side of their foot.
tube foot
any of numerous tubular outgrowths of the body wall of most echinoderms that are used as organs of locomotion and respiration and to aid ingestion of food
bear's-foot
either of two Eurasian hellebore plants, Helleborus foetidus or H . viridis , having leaves shaped like the foot and claws of a bear
bird's-foot
a European leguminous plant, Ornithopus perpusillus , with small red-veined white flowers and curved pods resembling a bird's claws
board foot
a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick
bumble-foot
an inflammatory condition of the feet of birds, usually caused by an infection
candle-foot
→ foot-candle
cat's-foot
a European plant, Antennaria dioica, with whitish woolly leaves and heads of typically white flowers: family Asteraceae ( composites )
cloven foot
a foot divided by a cleft , as in the ox , deer , and sheep
crow's-foot
a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
first-foot
the first person to enter a household in the New Year . By Hogmanay tradition a dark-haired man who crosses the threshold at midnight brings good luck
foot brake
a brake , as on a bicycle , worked by pressure of the foot
foot-candle
a former unit of illumination , equal to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux
foot doctor
a podiatrist
foot fault
a fault that occurs when the server fails to keep both feet behind the baseline until he or she has served
foot patrol
an assigned or habitual round or route , as of a police officer or sentry
foot-pound
an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of 1 pound moves through a distance of 1 foot
foot valve
a nonreturn valve at the inlet end of a pipe
foot warmer
any of various devices, as a small stove , for keeping one's feet warm
French foot
a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll , continuing the leg downward and outward , supported by a shoe
hare's-foot
a leguminous annual plant, Trifolium arvense, that grows on sandy soils in Europe and NW Asia and has downy heads of white or pink flowers
hoppus foot
unit of volume for round timber
single-foot
a rapid showy gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately, as in a walk
spade foot
a spadelike projection at the end of a chair leg
square foot
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters
trench foot
a form of frostbite affecting the feet of persons standing for long periods in cold water
under foot
on the ground ; beneath one's feet
wrong-foot
If you wrong-foot someone, you surprise them by putting them into an unexpected or difficult situation.
foot-dragging
Foot-dragging is the action of deliberately slowing down a plan or process.
foot-lambert
a former unit of luminance equal to the luminance of a surface emitting or reflecting 1 lumen per square foot . A completely reflecting surface illuminated by 1 foot-candle has a luminance of 1 foot-lambert
foot-poundal
a unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot : it is equal to 0.042 14 joule
foot soldier
The foot soldiers of a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work.
Chinese translation of 'foot'
foot
(fut)
Word forms:plfeet
n
(c) (= measure) 英尺 (yīngchǐ)
⇒ a man over 6 feet tall一个6英尺多高的男子 (yī gè liù yīngchǐ duō gāo de nánzǐ)
(c)[of person]脚(腳) (jiǎo) (只, zhī)
(c)[of animal]蹄 (tí) (个(個), gè)
(c)[of bed]放脚(腳)的一头(頭) (fàngjiǎo de yī tóu)
(s)[of cliff, hill, stairs]最底部 (zuìdǐbù)
vt
to foot the bill付账(賬) (fùzhàng)
on foot步行 (bùxíng)
to be on one's feet (standing) 站起来(來) (zhàn qǐlái)
to get or rise to one's feet站起来(來) (zhàn qǐlái)
to get back on one's feet (after illness, bad experience) 恢复(復)元气(氣) (huīfù yuánqì)
to find one's feet (fig) 适(適)应(應) (shìyìng)
to put one's foot down (in car, = accelerate) 踩油门(門) (cǎi yóumén) (= say no) 坚(堅)决(決)反对(對) (jiānjué fǎnduì)
to put one's feet up (= relax) 双(雙)脚(腳)平搁(擱)起来(來)休息 (shuāngjiǎo pínggē qǐlái xiūxi)
to set foot somewhere去某处(處) (qù mǒuchù)
to stand on one's own two feet自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng)
at the foot of the page在页(頁)脚(腳) (zài yèjiǎo)
All related terms of 'foot'
on foot
步行 bùxíng
to foot the bill
付账(賬) fùzhàng
to stamp one's foot
跺脚(腳) duò jiǎo
to set foot somewhere
去某处(處) qù mǒuchù
to put one's foot down
( in car : accelerate ) 踩油门(門) cǎi yóumén
at the foot of the page
在页(頁)脚(腳) zài yèjiǎo
from head to foot or toe
从(從)头(頭)到脚(腳) cóng tóu dào jiǎo
ft.
foot, feet 英尺 yīngchǐ
(plural noun)
his aching arms and sore feet
Synonyms
tootsies (informal)
1 (noun)
Definition
the part of the leg below the ankle joint that is in contact with the ground during standing and walking
It could trap and hurt an animal's foot.
Synonyms
paw
pad
My cat has an infection in the pad of its foot.
trotter
hoof
The horses' hooves could not get a proper grip.
f%t (textmessaging)
2 (noun)
Definition
the bottom, base, or lower end of something
Friends stood at the foot of the bed.
Synonyms
bottom
He sat at the bottom of the stairs.
end
base
The mattress is best on a solid bed base.
foundation
vertical or lateral support for building foundations
lowest part
f%t (textmessaging)
idiom
See drag your feet
related words
technical namepes
related adjectivepedal
figurative note
The literal meaning of foot is the part of the leg below the ankle in humans and some animals. The function, location, and shape of the foot have inspired many extended meanings. A foot is a unit of length in the imperial system, originally equal to the length of a man's foot. Foot can also mean the bottom or base of something, from its position at the lowest part of the body, e.g. the foot of the hill, page, or bed. Many phrases with foot involve movement, not just the literal act of walking on foot, but many figurative senses to do with initiating and deferring your actions, as in drag your feet. The idea of having a physically stable and strong position in foothold or footing is also used to mean a basis or foundation in fact or reality, e.g. a firm foothold and a solid footing.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of base
The mattress is best on a solid bed base.
Synonyms
support,
stand,
foot,
rest,
bed,
bottom,
foundation,
pedestal,
groundwork
in the sense of foundation
Definition
the base on which something stands
vertical or lateral support for building foundations
Synonyms
substructure,
underpinning,
groundwork,
bedrock,
base,
footing,
bottom
in the sense of hoof
Definition
the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and certain other mammals