foot

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Noun

A biological structure found in many [[animal]]s that is used for [[locomotion]] and that is frequently a separate [[organ]] at the terminal part of the [[leg]].
{{lb|en|anatomy}} Specifically, a [[human]] foot, which is found below the [[ankle]] and is used for [[stand]]ing and [[walk]]ing.
{{lb|en|often used attributively}} Travel by [[walking]].
The [[base]] or [[bottom]] of anything.
The part of a [[flat]] surface on which the feet customarily rest.
The end of a rectangular [[table]] opposite the [[head]].
A short foot-like [[projection]] on the bottom of an object to support it.
{{senseid|en|unit}} A [[unit of measure]] equal to twelve [[inch]]es or one [[third]] of a [[yard]], equal to exactly 30.48 [[centimetre]]s.
{{lb|en|music}} A unit of measure for [[organ]] [[pipe]]s equal to the [[wavelength]] of two [[octave]]s above [[middle C]], approximately 328 mm.
{{lb|en|collective|military}} Foot soldiers; [[infantry]].
{{lb|en|cigars}} The end of a [[cigar]] which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
{{lb|en|sewing}} The part of a [[sewing machine]] which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

{{lb|en|transitive}} To use the foot to [[kick]] (usually a [[ball]]).
{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pay]] (a bill).
To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
{{lb|en|now|rare}} To [[set foot]] on; to walk on.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} To set on foot; to establish; to land.
To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with ''up''.
{{lb|en|Ireland|transitive}} To [[spread out]] and [[stack up]] ([[turf]] [[sod]]s) to allow them to [[dry]].

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