hoofnoun [ C ]
uk/huːf/us/huːf/plural hoofs or hoovesthe hard part on the bottom of the feet of animals such as horses, sheep, and deer
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paw noun
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Horses & similar animals
- beast
- beast of burden idiom
- bronco
- brood mare
- brumby
- chestnut
- fetlock
- gelding
- horse-drawn
- hunter
- mane
- mare
- mule
- mustang
- nag
- piebald
- skewbald
- stud
- thoroughbred
- zebra
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The legs & feet of non-human animals
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on the hoof
hoofverb [ T ]
uk/huːf/us/huːf/informalto kick a ball:
The defender hoofed the ball up the field.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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Idiom(s)
hoof it