n.
Pronunciation: ' fu ̇ t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural feet \ ' f ē t \ also foot
Etymology: Middle English fot, from Old English f ō t; akin to Old High German fuot foot, Latin ped-, pes, Greek pod-, pous
Date: before 12th century
1 : the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands
2 : an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment especially : a ventral muscular surface or process of a mollusk
3 : any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot especially : a unit equal to 1/3 yard and comprising 12 inches ― plural foot used between a number and a noun <a 10- foot pole> ― plural feet or foot used between a number and an adjective <6 feet tall> ― see WEIGHT table
4 : the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables
5 a : motion or power of walking or running : STEP <fleet of foot > b : SPEED , SWIFTNESS <showed early foot >
6 : something resembling a foot in position or use: as a : the lower end of the leg of a chair or table b (1) : the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses (2) : a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte c : a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed
7 foot plural chiefly British : INFANTRY
8 : the lower edge (as of a sail)
9 : the lowest part : BOTTOM <the foot of the hill>
10 a : the end that is lower or opposite the head <the foot of the bed> b : the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot
11 foots plural but singular or plural in construction : material deposited especially in aging or refining : DREGS
12 foots plural : FOOTLIGHTS
– at one's feet : under one's spell or influence
– foot in the door : the initial step toward a goal
– off one's feet : in a sitting or lying position
– on foot : by walking or running <tour the campus on foot >
– on one's feet
1 : in a standing position
2 : in an established position or state
3 : in a recovered condition (as from illness) <back on my feet >
4 : in an extemporaneous manner : while in action <good debaters can think on their feet >
– to one's feet : to a standing position <brought the crowd to its feet >