foot
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
Example
“A spider has eight feet.”
Other meanings
Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
“Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.”
Travel by walking.
“We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.”
Synonyms
- human foot
A kind of
- vertebrate foot
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "fōt".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “foot” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.