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foot British & World English

the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks

foot it in foot British & World English

cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot

on or by foot in foot British & World English

walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport

acre-foot British & World English

a unit of volume equal to the volume of a sheet of water one acre (0.405 hectare) in area and one foot (30.48 cm) in depth; 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic metres)

bun foot British & World English

a foot in the shape of a flattened sphere, used for chairs, tables, or other furniture in the late 17th century

claw foot British & World English

a foot on a piece of furniture, shaped to resemble a claw

club foot British & World English

a deformed foot which is twisted so that the sole cannot be placed flat on the ground

flat foot British & World English

a foot with an arch that is lower than usual

my foot! in foot British & World English

said to express strong contradiction

put foot in foot British & World English

hurry up; make a prompt start

foot log British & World English

a log used as a simple footbridge

foot rope British & World English

a rope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn

foot rot British & World English

a bacterial disease of the feet in hoofed animals, especially sheep

foot rule British & World English

a foot-long measuring instrument

lead foot British & World English

a tendency to drive fast

side-foot British & World English

kick (a ball) with the inside of the foot, especially in soccer

tube foot British & World English

(in an echinoderm) each of a large number of small flexible hollow appendages protruding through the ambulacra, used either for locomotion or for collecting food and operated by hydraulic pressure within the water-vascular system

bear's foot British & World English

a hellebore, which has leaves that are said to resemble a bear’s foot

bird's-foot British & World English

a European plant of the pea family, which bears pods shaped like the foot of a bird

board foot British & World English

a unit of volume for timber equal to 144 cu. inches

cat's foot British & World English

a small white-flowered creeping plant of the daisy family, with soft white hairs on the flowering stems and undersides of the leaves

crow's foot British & World English

a branching wrinkle at the outer corner of a person’s eye

first-foot British & World English

be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom

foot-candle British & World English

a unit of illumination (now little used) equal to that given by a source of one candela at a distance of one foot (equivalent to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux)

foot fault British & World English

(in tennis, squash, and similar games) an infringement of the rules made by overstepping the baseline when serving

foot guards British & World English

infantrymen with a specific guarding role

foot-pound British & World English

a unit of energy equal to the amount required to raise 1 lb a distance of 1 foot

foot valve British & World English

a one-way valve at the inlet of a pipe or the base of a suction pump

hare's-foot (also hare's-foot clover) British & World English

a slender clover which has soft hairs around the flowers

single-foot British & World English

(of a horse) walk by moving both legs on each side in alternation, each foot falling separately

spade foot British & World English

a square enlargement at the end of a chair leg

splay-foot British & World English

a broad flat foot turned outward

trench foot British & World English

a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue

woolly foot (also wood woolly foot) British & World English

a yellowish-brown toadstool with a slender stem, the base of which bears long woolly hairs, found commonly in woodlands in both Eurasia and North America

wrong-foot British & World English

(in a game) play so as to catch (an opponent) off balance

on foot of in foot British & World English

because of; by reason of

foot-dragging British & World English

reluctance or deliberate delay concerning a decision or action

foot soldier British & World English

a soldier who fights on foot

foot-tapping British & World English

having or creating a strong rhythmical musical beat

presser foot British & World English

the footplate of a sewing machine which holds the material down on to the part which feeds it under the needle

rabbit's foot British & World English

the foot of a rabbit carried as a good luck charm

athlete's foot British & World English

a fungal infection affecting mainly the skin between the toes. It is a form of ringworm

foot passenger British & World English

a person travelling on foot rather than by car, especially one taking a ferry

put one's foot down in foot British & World English

adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience

put a foot wrong in foot British & World English

make a mistake in performing an action

set something on foot in foot British & World English

set an action or process in motion