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footfoot1 /fʊt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1
BODY PART (plural feet /fit/) the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: My foot hurts. Stop tickling my feet! He crept downstairs in his bare feet (=without shoes or socks on). A dog sat at her feet (=on the ground by her feet).foot pedal/brake/pump etc. (=a machine or part of a machine that you operate using your feet) → see also shuffle your feet at shuffle1 (5), stamp your foot at stamp2 (2)2MEASUREMENT (written abbreviation ft.) (plural feet or foot) math, science a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters: He’s six feet tall, with blonde hair and a mustache. She’s about five foot three (=five feet and three inches tall). a two-foot-long board They were standing a few feet away.square foot/cubic foot 15,000 square feet of office space3on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: The best way to see Yosemite is on foot.4BOTTOM PART the foot of something the lowest part of something such as a mountain, tree, or set of stairs, or the end of a bed OPP top: Our dog sleeps at the foot of the bed. a stunningly beautiful lake at the foot of the mountain► see thesaurus at bottom15on your feet a)standing or walking for a long time without having time to sit down: Waitresses are on their feet all day. b)having enough money again, or successful again after having problems: Dan got a job, so we should be back on our feet soon. c)feeling better again after being sick and in bed: It’s good to see you on your feet again! d)standing up: Ellis was hurt but managed to stay on his feet (=remain standing).6off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking: It was a relief to get off my feet for a while. The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.7set foot in something to go into a place: The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.8get/jump/rise etc. to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting or after you have fallen: The fans cheered and jumped to their feet.9put your feet up informal to relax and rest, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something10put your foot down to say very firmly what someone must do or must not do: I wanted to take a year off before college, but my mother put her foot down.11get your foot in the door to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry: I auditioned for a commercial and got it, and that’s how I got my foot in the door.12get your feet wet to do something for the first time, especially when you are learning to do something: You have to be willing to stand up in front of the class and get your feet wet.13put your foot in your mouth to say something that is embarrassing or that upsets someone, because you have not thought carefully about what you are saying14feet first a)with your feet coming before the rest of your body as you move somewhere: Competitors slide down the hill feet first. b)if you do something feet first, you do it quickly and without thinking about the consequences carefully: She jumped into the argument feet first, without checking her facts first. c)leave something feet first informal if someone leaves a place feet first, he or she is carried out dead15have one foot in the grave humorous to be old: She sounded like she had one foot in the grave.16be/get under your feet to annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want: The kids have been under my feet all day long.17get/start off on the wrong foot to start a relationship or activity badly: The interview got off on the wrong foot and never got any better.18get/start off on the right foot to start a relationship or activity well: I was pleased to help get things off on the right foot.19put your best foot forward to try to be polite, helpful, etc. so that other people will have a good opinion of you from the beginning20have/keep both feet on the ground to be sensible and practical in the way you do things: She’s really creative, but she also has her feet firmly on the ground.21not/never put a foot wrong to make no mistakes: From the beginning to the end of the book, the author never puts a foot wrong.22have a foot in both camps to be friendly with or have sympathy for both sides in an argument or dispute23have two left feet informal to be very clumsy and unable to dance well24have feet of clay if you realize that someone you admire has feet of clay, you realize they have faults that you did not know about before25foot soldier/patrol a soldier or a group of soldiers that walks and does not use horses or vehicles26SOCK the part of a sock, pair of nylons, etc. that covers your foot: There’s a run in the foot of my nylons.27POETRY eng. lang. arts a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones28ON SEA/LAND ANIMAL science, biology a muscle on the lower part of a sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell, which it uses to move forward[Origin: Old English fot] → see also get/have cold feet at cold1 (7), drag your feet/heels at drag1 (7), find your feet at find1 (19), -footed, (from) head to foot/toe at head1 (7), land on your feet at land2 (6), quick on your feet at quick1 (9), pull the rug (out) from under somebody’s feet at rug (2), stand on your own two feet at stand1 (35), sweep somebody off their feet at sweep1 (12), underfoot noun | verb
footfoot2 verb foot the bill (for something) informal to pay for something, especially something expensive: Our insurance company should foot the bill for the damage.