Synonyms of foot

Noun


1. foot, human foot, pes, vertebrate foot, pedal extremity

usage: the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"

2. foot, ft, linear unit, linear measure

usage: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

3. foot, bottom

usage: the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"

4. animal foot, foot, vertebrate foot, pedal extremity

usage: the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

5. foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure, support

usage: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

6. foot, invertebrate foot, organ

usage: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

7. foot, walk

usage: travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"

8. foot, secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative

usage: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

9. infantry, foot, army unit

usage: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

10. metrical foot, foot, metrical unit, meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence

usage: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

11. foot, support

usage: a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"

Verb


1. foot, pick, pay

usage: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"

2. foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it, walk

usage: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"

3. foot, foot up, add, add together

usage: add a column of numbers

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Definition and meaning of foot (Dictionary)