hoof /hoof or hŭf/

1. The horny part of the feet of certain animals, eg horses
2. A hoofed animal
3. A foot (informal)

1. To strike with the hoof, to kick
2. To expel
3. (with it) to walk (slang)
4. (with it) to dance (slang)

hoofed adjective

hoofˈer noun (slang)

A professional dancer

hoofˈless adjective

hoofˈbeat noun

The sound of a hoof striking esp a hard road

hoofˈ-bound adjective

Having a contraction of the hoof causing lameness

hoofˈ-mark or hoofˈprint noun

The mark of a hoof on the ground, etc

hoofˈrot noun

Foot rot

on the hoof

1. (of animals) still alive, esp (of cattle) not yet slaughtered
2. On the move, moving (informal)

hoove¹ /hoov/

A disease of cattle and sheep, marked by distension of the abdomen by gas (also wind dropsy or drum-belly)

hoovˈen or hōˈven adjective

hove² or hoove /hoov/ (Spenser)

1. To hover
2. To loiter, linger

• overtaxing
• overtedious
• overteem
• overteemed
• overteeming
• overteems
• over-the-counter
• over the hill
• over the hump
• over the left
• over the left shoulder
• over the moon
• over the odds
• over the score
• over the top
• over-the-top
• over the way
• over the wicket
• overthink
• overthinking
• overthinks
• overthought
• overthrew
• overthrow
• overthrower