Foot | Mean of foot in English Dictionary

/ˈfʊt/

• Noun
• the part of the leg on which an animal or person stands and moves
1. He was wearing boots on his feet.
2. tracks made by the feet of a bird
3. standing on one foot
4. The people in the crowd began to stamp their feet.
5. She was walking around the house in (her) bare feet. [=she was not wearing any shoes or socks]
6. She was in her stockinged/stocking feet. [=she was wearing socks but no shoes]
7. It's a long hike, but we'll get there if we just keep putting one foot in front of the other. [=if we just keep walking]
8. Wipe your feet [=rub the bottoms of your shoes on the doormat] when you come in.
9. a foot pump [=a pump that is operated by being pressed with the foot]
10. a foot brake
11. an area that gets a lot of foot traffic [=an area where many people walk]
• a unit of measurement equal to ¹/₃ yard (0.3048 meter) or 12 inches
1. a 10-foot pole = a pole 10 feet long
2. He's six feet tall.
3. He's six feet, three inches tall. = He's six foot three.
4. a plant that grows three feet tall = a three-foot-tall plant
• the lowest part of something
1. They camped at the foot of the mountain.
2. at the foot of the stairs

• the end of something that is opposite to the end that is called the head
1. the foot of the bed [=the end where your feet are when you are lying on the bed]
2. the foot of the table
• a basic unit of rhythm in a line of poetry made up of a group of syllables that are accented in a certain way
1. Each line of the poem has five feet.
• close to someone's feet
1. His dog was lying at his feet.
2. He was young and fearless, and he felt the world was at his feet. [=felt that he could do great things in the world]
3. She claimed that men fell at her feet. [=that men often fell in love with her]
• to be very busy
1. We are run off our feet trying to fill orders.
• to start to be comfortable in a new situation
1. They quickly found their feet in their adopted country.
2. I was away for a long time, so it will take me a while to find my feet again.
• to begin a relationship well
1. I want to get off on the right foot with your parents.
• to begin a relationship badly
1. They got off on the wrong foot when they first met and they've disliked each other ever since.
• to make the first step toward a goal by gaining entry into an organization, a career, etc.
1. He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door.
• to be close to dying because of old age or illness
• to be a sensible and practical person
1. Even after she became famous, she always kept her feet on the ground.
• not in a standing position
1. The blow knocked me off my feet.
2. The doctor suggested that he stay off his feet [=that he avoid standing and walking] as much as possible.
• by walking
1. The refugees traveled on foot.
• in a standing position
1. I've been on my feet all day.
2. He jumped over the wall and landed on his feet.
3. They say that no matter how a cat falls, it always manages to land on its feet.
4. By the end of the day the workers were dead on their feet. [=very tired but still standing, working, etc.]
5. He lost his job but landed on his feet when he was hired by another company just a few days later.
• in a good position or condition
1. The business is finally/back on its feet.
• in a healthy condition after an illness or injury
1. She should be out of the hospital and (back) on her feet again in a couple of weeks.
• quickly and while actively doing something
1. Good debaters can think on their feet.
• to make a mistake
1. He never put a foot wrong during the campaign.
• to behave very well so that someone will like you and approve of you
1. When I visited my girlfriend's parents I tried to be very polite and put my best foot forward.
• to try as hard as possible to do something difficult
1. I've got to put my best foot forward [=do my best] to meet this deadline.
• to sit and relax
1. I'm going to go home and put my feet up.
• to deal with someone in a harsh or strict way
1. When my son broke his curfew for the third time, I knew it was time to put my foot down.
• to make a car go faster
• to say something that causes someone to be embarrassed, upset, or hurt especially when you did not expect that reaction
1. I really put my foot in it when I asked her about her job. I didn't know she'd just been fired.
• to enter (a place)
1. That was the last time she ever set foot in this house.
• to walk on (something)
1. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon.
• to support yourself without help from other people
1. You can't live with your parents forever. It's time to get a place of your own and learn to stand on your own two feet.
• to a standing position
1. I got/rose to my feet [=I stood up] and left.
2. His inspirational speech brought the crowd to its feet.
3. Everyone in the courtroom came to their feet when the judge entered.
• in the way
1. I can't get any work done with those kids under my feet.
• Verb
• to pay for something
1. His parents footed the bill for his college education.
2. It was a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill.