foot

foot · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    The lowest part or bottom of something.

  3. 3.

    A unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm).

  4. 4.

    (Poetry) A group of syllables forming a metrical unit.

  5. 5.

    (With "the bill") To pay the cost of something.

Forms

plural: feet

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on foot — Walking.
  • •
    put one's foot down — To be firm about something.
  • •
    put one's foot in it — To say something embarrassing.
  • •
    get off on the wrong foot — To start badly.
  • •
    have one foot in the grave — To be very old or ill.
  • •
    foot the bill — To pay for something.
  • •
    under one's feet — In the way.

Related words

See also: feet, inch, leg, walk

Etymology

From Old English fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds ("foot").