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Old English fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

• enPR: fo͝ot, IPA: /fʊt/, SAMPA: /fUt/
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• Rhymes: -ʊt

foot (plural feet)

1. (countable) 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. ^transl.

   A spider has eight feet.

2. (countable, anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. ^transl.

   Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.

3. (uncountable, often used attributively) Travel by walking.

   We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.

   There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.

4. (countable) The base or bottom of anything. ^transl.

   I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.

5. (countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

   We came and stood at the foot of the bed.

6. (countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. ^coord.

   The host should sit at the foot of the table.

7. (countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. ^transl.

   The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.

8. (countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. ^{usage coord.}

   Most people are less than six feet tall.

9. (military, plural only; not used in singular form) Foot soldiers; infantry. ^coord.

   King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.

10. (countable, cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
11. (countable, sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
12. (countable, printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. ^coord.
13. (countable, prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. ^transl.
14. (countable, nautical) The bottom edge of a sail. ^{coord. transl.}

    To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.

15. (countable, billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
16. (countable, malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
17. (countable, molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein. ^coord.

• (unit of length ^def.): The ordinary plural of the unit of measurement is feet, but in many contexts, foot itself may be used (“a six-foot tall man”). This is a reflex of the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) genitive plural.^[1]

• See also feet#Derived terms

• (unit of length ^{def. transl.}): inch, yard, mile
• (end of a table ^def.): head, sides
• (bottom of a page ^def.): head, body
• (bottom edge of a sail ^{def. transl.}): head, leech, luff
• (molecular domain ^def.): head, cleft, neck
• (infantry ^def.): horse

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