FOOT


Meaning of FOOT in English

n.

lower extremity of a leg

1) to stamp; tap one's ~; to shuffle one's feet

2) to gain, get to one's feet

3) to set ~ on (she has never set ~ on foreign soil)

4) flat feet

5) in one's stocking feet

6) at one's feet (the dog lay at his feet)

7) on ~ (they came on ~)

8) ( misc. ) to drag one's feet ('to move very slowly') or ('to refuse to act'); fast/quick on one's feet; to put one's best ~ forward ('to attempt to make a good impression'); to put one's ~ down ('to act firmly'); to get a ~ in the door ('to make an initial step'); under~ ('beneath one's feet'); to put one's ~ in one's mouth ('to make an inappropriate statement'); she always lands on her feet ('she always manages to get out of difficulty')

bottom, end

9) at the ~ of (at the ~ of the bed)

unit of measurement equalling twelve inches

10) a cubic; square ~

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.