Afoot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Afoot \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]
     1. On foot.
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              We 'll walk afoot a while.            --Shak.
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     2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
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              The matter being afoot.               --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  afoot
       adj 1: traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this
              morning" [syn: {afoot(p)}]
       2: currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are
          afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: {afoot(p)},
           {underway}]
       adv : on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail
             are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "afoot":
     accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, astir, by foot,
     circumstantial, current, doing, eventuating, footback, going on,
     happening, in full swing, in hand, in the wind, incidental,
     occasional, occurring, on, on foot, on footback, ongoing, passing,
     prevailing, prevalent, resultant, stirring, taking place,
     under way