foot foot /ˈfʊt/

noun

1. () The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint  ( human foot , pes , foot )
   the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
    His bare feet projected from his trousers
   his bare feet projected from his trousers
    Armored from head to foot
   armored from head to foot
   
   
2. () A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard  ( ft , foot )
   a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
    He is six feet tall
   he is six feet tall
   
3. () The lower part of anything  ( foot )
   the lower part of anything
    Curled up on the foot of the bed
   curled up on the foot of the bed
    The foot of the page
   the foot of the page
    The foot of the list
   the foot of the list
    The foot of the mountain
   the foot of the mountain
   
4. () The pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings  ( animal foot , foot )
   the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
     The hiker's foot sank into the soft sand as they walked along the beach.
   The hiker's foot sank into the soft sand as they walked along the beach.
   
5. () Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates  ( invertebrate foot , foot )
   any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
    The octopus uses its foot to anchor itself to the ocean floor.
   The octopus uses its foot to anchor itself to the ocean floor.
   
   
6. () Lowest support of a structure  ( fundament , groundwork , substructure , base , foot , foundation , understructure )
   lowest support of a structure
    It was built on a base of solid rock
   it was built on a base of solid rock
    He stood at the foot of the tower
   he stood at the foot of the tower
   
7. () Travel by walking  ( foot )
   travel by walking
    He followed on foot
   he followed on foot
    The swiftest of foot
   the swiftest of foot
   
8. A support resembling a pedal extremity  ( foot )
   a support resembling a pedal extremity
    One foot of the chair was on the carpet
   one foot of the chair was on the carpet
   
9. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm  ( foot , metrical foot , metrical unit )
   (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
   
10. (military) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot  ( foot , infantry )
    (military) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
     There came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
    there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
    
    
11. A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger  ( foot )
    a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
    

verb

1. () Pay for something  ( pick , foot )
   pay for something
    Pick up the tab
   pick up the tab
    Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
   pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
    Foot the bill
   foot the bill
   
2. (arithmetic) add a column of numbers  ( foot , foot up )
   (arithmetic) add a column of numbers
   
3. [Informal] Walk  ( foot [Informal] , hoof [Informal] , hoof it [Informal] , leg it [Informal] )
   walk
    Let's hoof it to the disco
   let's hoof it to the disco