feet Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
   foot; human foot; pes.
   
   • his bare feet projected from his trousers
   • armored from head to foot
2. noun a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
   foot; ft.
   
   • he is six feet tall
3. noun the lower part of anything
   foot.
   
   • curled up on the foot of the bed
   • the foot of the page
   • the foot of the list
   • the foot of the mountain
4. noun the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
   animal foot; foot.
   
5. noun lowest support of a structure
   foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; base; fundament; foot.
   
   • it was built on a base of solid rock
   • he stood at the foot of the tower
6. noun any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
   foot; invertebrate foot.
   
7. noun travel by walking
   foot.
   
   • he followed on foot
   • the swiftest of foot
8. noun a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
   foot.
   
9. noun an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   foot; infantry.
   
   • there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
10. noun (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    foot; metrical unit; metrical foot.
    
11. noun a support resembling a pedal extremity
    foot.
    
    • one foot of the chair was on the carpet

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