foot

*fōts (Proto-Germanic)

Foot.

fōt (Old English)

fot (Old English)

(anatomy) A foot. (prosody) A foot. A unit of length, especially as equal to a third of a yard. Pace or tread.

fot (Middle English)

foot (English)

(countable) 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.. (countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.. (countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.. (countable) The base or bottom of [...]