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

  Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,
     pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.
     fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.
     f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,
     pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
     [root]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient},


     {Fet} to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
     {Pedal}.]
     1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
        esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
        animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
        {Manus}, and {Pes}.
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     2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is
        a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
        often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
        Illust. of {Buccinum}.
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     3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
        the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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     4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
        of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or
        series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
        inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
        procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the
        foot of the page.
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              And now at foot
              Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.
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     5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
        singular.
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              Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                    --Berkeley.
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     6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
        singular. [R.]
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              As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
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     7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
        of a yard. See {Yard}.
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     Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
           a man's foot. It differs in length in different
           countries. In the United States and in England it is
           304.8 millimeters.
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     8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
        usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
        cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.
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     9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
        element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
        distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
        poetry by the accent.
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     10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
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     Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
           pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
           lower part. It is also much used as the first of
           compounds.
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     {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
         (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
         (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
     {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
     {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
     {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
     {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
     {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
        boots.
  
     {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
        treadle.
  
     {Foot iron}.
         (a) The step of a carriage.
         (b) A fetter.
  
     {Foot jaw}. (Zool.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
     {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
     {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
        proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
        --Farrow.
  
     {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
        a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
     {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
     {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
        bridge.
  
     {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
        a trottoir.
  
     {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
     {Foot post}.
         (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
         (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
     {Fot pound}, & {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound} and
        {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
     {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
        press, moved by a treadle.
  
     {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
     {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
        lower side.
  
     {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
     {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
     {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
        serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
        uneven place.
  
     {Foot secretion}. (Zool.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
     {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
     {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
        against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
        
  
     {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
        coals for warming the feet.
  
     {Foot tubercle}. (Zool.) See {Parapodium}.
  
     {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
        pump from the condenser.
  
     {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
        a treadle.
  
     {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
        vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
     {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
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     {By foot}, or {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream on
        foot.
  
     {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
     {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
        epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
        characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
        the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
     {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
        acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
        land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
        also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
     {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
     {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
        execution.
  
     {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy
        foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.
  
     {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
        determined. [Colloq.]
  
     {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
        to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
     {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
        on foot a subscription.
  
     {To} {put one on his feet}, or {set one on his feet}, to put
        one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
  
     {Under foot}.
         (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
             under foot. --Gibbon.
         (b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .
             far under foot." --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Feet \Feet\, n. pl.
     See {Foot}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Feet \Feet\, n. [See {Feat}, n.]
     Fact; performance. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  feet
       See {foot}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foot
       n 1: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a
            yard; "he is six feet tall" [syn: {ft}]
       2: the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his
          trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {human foot},
           {pes}]
       3: 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" [ant: {head}]
       4: travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of
          foot"
       5: a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being [syn: {animal
          foot}]
       6: a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the
          chair was on the carpet"
       7: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
          solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation},
           {base}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
       8: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in
          invertebrates [syn: {invertebrate foot}]
       9: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;
          "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed
          foot" [syn: {infantry}]
       10: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides
           as a passenger
       11: a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic
           rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {metrical unit}]
       v 1: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of
            high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" [syn: {pick}]
       2: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {leg it}, {hoof}, {hoof
          it}]
       3: add a column of numbers [syn: {foot up}]
       [also: {feet} (pl)]

















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