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foots definition and meaning

n. The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes.
n. The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum.
n. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
n. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
n. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular.
n. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular.
n. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.
n. Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry.
n. A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent.
n. The lower edge of a sail.
v. i. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
v. i. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly.
v. t. To kick with the foot; to spurn.
v. t. To set on foot; to establish; to land.
v. t. To tread; as, to foot the green.
v. t. To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.
v. t. The size or strike with the talon.
v. t. To renew the foot of, as of stocking.
n. pl. The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.

Crossword clues for foots

- iamb and trochee
- Imperial measure
- Imperial unit of length
- Terminal part of the leg
- Twelve inches