—foot /fʊt/
noun (BODY PART)
A1 [C] (PLURAL feet) the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or animal stands:
» I've got a blister on my left foot.» I've been on my feet (= standing) all day and I'm exhausted.» INFORMAL You look tired. Why don't you put your feet up (= sit or lie down with your feet resting on something)?» Please wipe your feet (= clean the bottom of your shoes) before you come into the house.See picture: 
Thesaurus+: ↑The legs and feet of non-human animalsThesaurus+: ↑The footget/rise to your feet
C2 to stand up after you have been sitting:
» He rose to his feet when she walked in.on footA2 walking:
» Are you going by bicycle or on foot?Thesaurus+: ↑Walking and walkers• • •
Extra Examples:» He tapped his foot to the beat of the music.» It really hurt when Mark trod on my foot.» My feet are so cold.» She stood squarely, with her feet apart.» I felt a sharp pain in my foot.noun [C] (PLURAL feet or foot) (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION ft) (MEASUREMENT)
► B1 a unit of measurement, equal to twelve inches or 0.3048 metres, sometimes shown by the symbol ′: » The man was standing only a few feet away.» She is five feet/foot three inches tall.» She is 5′ 3″ tall.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of length and distanceThesaurus+: ↑Mathematical symbols• • •
Extra Examples:» Twelve inches are equal to one foot.» The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30 000 feet.» The pond is six feet in diameter.» The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.» He's six feet tall.noun [C] (PLURAL feet) SPECIALIZED (POETRY)
► F0 a unit of division of a line of poetry containing one strong beat and one or two weaker onesThesaurus+: ↑Poetrynoun [S] (BOTTOM)
► C1 the bottom or lower end of a space or object: » They built a house at the foot of a cliff.» She dreamed she saw someone standing at the foot of her bed.» There's a note to that effect at the foot of the page.Thesaurus+: ↑Edges and extremities of objects , ↑Surfaces of objectsverb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for foot
► F0 to pay an amount of money: » His parents footed the bill for his course fees.» They refused to foot the cost of the wedding.» The company will foot her expenses.Thesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending money