单词 | foot |
释义 | foot1 of 2noun ˈfu̇t plural feet ˈfēt also foot 1 : the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1) leg upon which an individual stands 2 : an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment especially : a ventral (see ventral entry 1 sense 1b) muscular surface or process of a mollusk 3 : any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot especially : a unit equal to ¹/₃ yard and comprising 12 inches —plural foot used between a number and a noun a 10-foot pole —plural feet or foot used between a number and an adjective 6 feet tall see Weights and Measures Table 4 : the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables Each line of the poem contains five feet. 5 a : motion or power of walking or running : step fleet of foot b : speed, swiftness showed early foot 6 : something resembling a foot in position or use: such as a : the lower end of the leg of a chair or table b(1) : the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses (2) : a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte c : a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed 7 foot plural, chiefly British : infantry 8 : the lower edge (as of a sail) 9 : the lowest part : bottom the foot of the hill 10 a : the end that is lower or opposite the head the foot of the bed b : the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot 11 foots plural in form but singular or plural in construction : material deposited especially in aging or refining : dregs 12 foots plural : footlights foot 2 of 2verb footed; footing; foots intransitive verb 1 : dance 2 : to go on foot 3 of a sailboat : to make speed : move transitive verb 1 a : to perform the movements of (a dance) b : to walk, run, or dance on, over, or through 2 archaic a : kick b : reject 3 archaic : establish 4 a : to add up b : to pay or stand credit for foot the bill 5 : to make or renew the foot of foot a stocking foot 1 of 2 nounas in bottom the lowest part, place, or point the foot of the pedestal Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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foot 2 of 2verbas in to pay to give what is owed for I'll foot the bill for dinner Synonyms & Similar Words
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