footfoot1 /fʊt/ ●●● noun [countable] 
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BODY PART (plural feet /fit/ ) the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: 
Turner kicks with his left/right foot. He always walks around in bare feet (=without shoes and socks).2MEASUREMENT (plural feet or foot) math, science (written abbreviation ft.) a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters3on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: We set out to explore the city on foot.4the foot of something the lowest part of something such as a mountain or tree, or the end of something such as a bed5on your feet a)to be standing for a long time without sitting down: Waitresses are on their feet all day. b)to be healthy again after being sick: It’s good to see you on your feet again!6off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking: The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.7get/rise/jump etc. to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting: The fans cheered and rose to their feet.8set foot in something to go into a place: If that woman ever sets foot in this house, I’m leaving!9put your foot down a)to say very firmly what someone must do or not do: Brett didn’t want to go to the doctor, but Dad put his foot down. b)to make a car go faster10put your feet up to relax and rest, especially by having your feet supported on something11put your foot in your mouth to accidentally say something that embarrasses or upsets someone12have/keep both feet on the ground to be sensible and practical in the way you live your life13get your foot in the door to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry14have one foot in the grave humorous to be old15ON SEA/LAND ANIMAL science, biology a muscle used to move forward, found on the lower part of a sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell16POETRY eng. lang. arts a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones, to give the line a rhythm17-footed having a particular number or type of feet: a four-footed animal a flat-footed man18-footer being a particular number of feet in length: Our sailboat’s a twenty-footer.[Origin: Old English fot]
1BODY PART (plural feet Turner kicks with his left/right foot. He always walks around in bare feet (=without shoes and socks).2MEASUREMENT (plural feet or foot) math, science (written abbreviation ft.) a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters3on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: We set out to explore the city on foot.4the foot of something the lowest part of something such as a mountain or tree, or the end of something such as a bed5on your feet a)to be standing for a long time without sitting down: Waitresses are on their feet all day. b)to be healthy again after being sick: It’s good to see you on your feet again!6off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking: The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.7get/rise/jump etc. to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting: The fans cheered and rose to their feet.8set foot in something to go into a place: If that woman ever sets foot in this house, I’m leaving!9put your foot down a)to say very firmly what someone must do or not do: Brett didn’t want to go to the doctor, but Dad put his foot down. b)to make a car go faster10put your feet up to relax and rest, especially by having your feet supported on something11put your foot in your mouth to accidentally say something that embarrasses or upsets someone12have/keep both feet on the ground to be sensible and practical in the way you live your life13get your foot in the door to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry14have one foot in the grave humorous to be old15ON SEA/LAND ANIMAL science, biology a muscle used to move forward, found on the lower part of a sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell16POETRY eng. lang. arts a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones, to give the line a rhythm17-footed having a particular number or type of feet: a four-footed animal a flat-footed man18-footer being a particular number of feet in length: Our sailboat’s a twenty-footer.[Origin: Old English fot]
