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afoot
Main Entry: afoot Pronunciation: \ə-ˈfu̇t\ Function: adverb or adjective Date: 13th century 1 : on foot 2 : in the process of development : under way <something out of the ordinary was afoot — Hamilton Basso>
French for afoot - en préparation
Spanish for afoot - a pie, en pie, en marcha
German for afoot - zu Fuß, im Gang, zu fuss, im gange
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a foot
Main Entry: 1foot Pronunciation: \ˈfu̇t\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural feet \ˈfçt\ also foot Etymology: Middle English fot, from Old English fôt; akin to Old High German fuot foot, Latin ped-, pes, Greek pod-, pous Date: before 12th century 1 : the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands 2 : an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment; especially : a ventral muscular surface or process of a mollusk 3 : any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot; especially : a unit equal to 1⁄3 yard and comprising 12 inches —plural foot used between a number and a noun <a 10-foot pole> —plural feet or foot used between a number and an adjective <6 feet tall> — see weight table table 4 : the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables 5 a : motion or power of walking or running : step <fleet of foot> b : speed, swiftness <showed early foot> 6 : something resembling a foot in position or use: as a : the lower end of the leg of a chair or table b (1) : the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses (2) : a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte c : a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed 7 foot plural chiefly British : infantry 8 : the lower edge (as of a sail) 9 : the lowest part : bottom <the foot of the hill> 10 a : the end that is lower or opposite the head <the foot of the bed> b : the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot 11foots plural but sing or plural in constr : material deposited especially in aging or refining : dregs 12foots plural : footlights — at one's feet : under one's spell or influence — foot in the door : the initial step toward a goal — off one's feet : in a sitting or lying position — on foot : by walking or running <tour the campus on foot> — on one's feet 1 : in a standing position 2 : in an established position or state 3 : in a recovered condition (as from illness) <back on my feet> 4 : in an extemporaneous manner : while in action <good debaters can think on their feet> — to one's feet : to a standing position <brought the crowd to its feet>
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