- Feet is defined as the part of the body that touches the ground or multiples of 12 inches.
- An example of feet is what goes in socks.
- An example of feet is 36 inches.
A family of feet.
feet of clay
get one's feet wet
have one's feet on the ground
on one's feet
- in a standing position
- firmly established
- in a sound or recovered condition
- without preparation; extemporaneously
sit at the feet of
stand on one's own (two) feet
sweep someone off his feet
to one's feet
Variant of foot
- the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves
- a thing like a foot in some way; specif.,
- the part that a thing stands on; base
- the lowest part; bottom: the foot of a page
- the last of a series: go to the foot of the line
- the part of a sewing machine that holds the cloth steady
- the part of the body of a mollusk that is normally muscular and ventrally located, used for attachment, burrowing, and locomotion, or, as in cephalopods, serving as the basis for the arms, tentacles, eyes, and mouth
- the end of a bed, grave, etc. toward which the feet are directed
- the end opposite to the end designated the head: at the foot of the table
- the part of a stocking, boot, etc. that covers the foot
- a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 12 inches or yard (0.3048 meter): symbol, ′: abbrev. ft: pl. sometimes following a number [50 foot of lumber] and always in attributive use [a six-foot athlete]
- Brit. foot soldiers; infantry
- pl. foots the sediment in a liquid: usually used in pl.
- a group of syllables serving as a unit of meter in verse; esp., such a unit having a specified placement of the stressed syllable or syllables
Origin of footMiddle English fot ; from Old English akin to German fuss ; from Indo-European an unverified form pōd-, variant, variety of base an unverified form pēd-, foot, to go from source Sanskrit pad-, Classical Greek pous, Classical Latin pes
- to dance
- to go on foot: now rare exc. in phr. : see below
- to move ahead, esp. with speed: said of a sailboat
- to walk, dance, or run on, over, or through; tread
- to make or repair the foot of (a stocking, etc.)
- to add (a column of figures) and set down a total: often with up
- ☆ Informal to pay (costs, expenses, etc.): to foot the bill
- walking or running
- going on; in process
on the wrong foot
put one's best foot forwardInformal
- to do the best that one can
- to try to appear at one's best
put one's foot down
put one's foot in itor put one's foot in in one's mouth
- on the surface of the ground; on the floor, etc.
- in the way