Meaning

• A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

  "A spider has eight feet."

• Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

  "Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."

• (often used attributively) Travel by walking.

  "There is a lot of foot traffic on this street."

• The base or bottom of anything.

  "I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs."

• The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

  "We came and stood at the foot of the bed."

• The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

  "The host should sit at the foot of the table."

• A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

  "The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor."

• A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

  "The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high."

• A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

• (collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.

  "King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse."

• (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

• The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

• The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

• The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

• The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

• The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

• The bottom edge of a sail.

  "To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail."

• The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

• In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

• The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

• The globular lower domain of a protein.

• The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

• Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

• Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Meaning

• To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

• To pay (a bill).

• To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

• To walk.

• To tread.

  "to foot the green"

• 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.

  "to foot (or foot up) an account"