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foot
noun
-
foot
,
feet
the
lower
part
of
the
leg
that
you
stand
on
and
use
for
walking
•
After
running
the
race
,
Maria
’
s
foot
was
sore
.
After
running
the
race
,
Maria
’
s
foot
was
sore
.
•
The
baby
giggled
as
it
tried
to
grab
its
mother
’
s
foot
while
she
changed
the
diaper
.
The
baby
giggled
as
it
tried
to
grab
its
mother
’
s
foot
while
she
changed
the
diaper
.
Old
English
“
fōt
”,
related
to
German
“
Fuß
”
and
Latin
“
pes
”,
meaning
the
body
part
used
for
standing
and
walking
.
noun
-
foot
,
feet
a
unit
for
measuring
length
equal
to
12
inches
,
about
30
centimetres
•
The
snow
was
over
one
foot
deep
after
the
storm
.
The
snow
was
over
one
foot
deep
after
the
storm
.
•
The
pool
is
eight
foot
at
its
deepest
point
.
The
pool
is
eight
foot
at
its
deepest
point
.
Extended
from
the
human
foot
’
s
average
length
,
used
since
ancient
times
for
building
and
land
measurement
.
noun
-
foot
,
feet
the
lowest
part
or
end
of
something
such
as
a
mountain
,
page
,
or
bed
•
They
built
their
cabin
at
the
foot
of
the
hill
.
They
built
their
cabin
at
the
foot
of
the
hill
.
•
Read
the
notes
at
the
foot
of
the
page
before
answering
.
Read
the
notes
at
the
foot
of
the
page
before
answering
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
the
body
part
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
to
describe
the
‘
bottom
’
of
objects
.
verb
to
pay
the
cost
of
something
,
especially
a
large
or
unexpected
bill
•
His
parents
agreed
to
foot the bill
for
his
college
tuition
.
His
parents
agreed
to
foot the bill
for
his
college
tuition
.
•
The
company
will
foot the cost
of
your
hotel
stay
.
The
company
will
foot the cost
of
your
hotel
stay
.
17th-century
British
slang
,
possibly
from
the
idea
of
adding
up
columns
of
figures
at
the
foot
of
a
ledger
.
noun
-
foot
,
feet
in
poetry
,
a
basic
repeated
pattern
of
stressed
and
unstressed
syllables
that
forms
part
of
a
line
•
The
iamb
is
a
common
foot
in
English
poetry
.
The
iamb
is
a
common
foot
in
English
poetry
.
•
The
teacher
asked
the
students
to
mark
each
foot
in
the
sonnet
.
The
teacher
asked
the
students
to
mark
each
foot
in
the
sonnet
.
First
used
in
Latin
poetic
theory
as
“
pes
” (
foot
),
likening
the
repeated
rhythmic
step
of
verse
to
physical
steps
.
football
noun
the
inflated
ball
used
in
any
form
of
football
game
•
The
football
bounced
off
the
crossbar
and
rolled
away
.
The
football
bounced
off
the
crossbar
and
rolled
away
.
•
Please
pump
more
air
into
the
football
before
the
match
.
Please
pump
more
air
into
the
football
before
the
match
.
Named
for
a
ball
that
was
originally
made
of
inflated
animal
bladder
encased
in
leather
.
noun
a
team
sport
played
with
a
round
ball
that
players
mainly
kick
and
try
to
get
into
the
opposing
goal
•
Every
Saturday
,
Liam
meets
his
friends
in
the
park
to
play
football
.
Every
Saturday
,
Liam
meets
his
friends
in
the
park
to
play
football
.
•
The
crowd
roared
when
the
home
team
scored
a
last-minute
football
goal
.
The
crowd
roared
when
the
home
team
scored
a
last-minute
football
goal
.
From
Middle
English
foteballe
,
combined
from
foot
+
ball
,
originally
describing
a
game
played
on
foot
with
a
ball
.
noun
a
North
American
sport
in
which
two
teams
try
to
move
an
oval
ball
down
a
field
to
score
touchdowns
or
field
goals
•
They
spent
Sunday
afternoon
watching
football
on
television
.
They
spent
Sunday
afternoon
watching
football
on
television
.
•
Jackson
trained
hard
all
summer
to
make
the
high-school
football
team
.
Jackson
trained
hard
all
summer
to
make
the
high-school
football
team
.
Originally
applied
to
various
ball
games
played
on
foot
;
in
the
United
States
it
evolved
into
a
distinct
handling
code
in
the
19th
century
.
noun
a
problem
,
issue
,
or
responsibility
that
different
people
keep
passing
around
without
resolving
,
often
used
in
the
phrase
“
political
football
”
•
The
budget
crisis
became
a
political
football
during
the
election
campaign
.
The
budget
crisis
became
a
political
football
during
the
election
campaign
.
•
Don
’
t
let
the
environmental
plan
turn
into
a
football
between
agencies
.
Don
’
t
let
the
environmental
plan
turn
into
a
football
between
agencies
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
the
idea
of
a
ball
being
kicked
back
and
forth
on
a
field
.