- 3. Puerility, childishness, triviality.
Foot, n.
- 1. Lower extremity, paw (in brutes).
- 2. Base, bottom, lower part.
- 3. Twelve inches.
- 4. (Mil.) Infantry, foot-soldiers.
Foot, v. a.
- 1. Add a foot of (a stocking, boot, etc.), supply with a foot.
- 2. Add up (figures), sum up.
- 3. Pay, stand, settle, discharge (a bill of expenses).
Footboy, n. Menial, liveried attendant, footman, runner.
Footfall, n. Footstep, tread, step, sound of one’s step.
Foothold, n. Footing, place to stand on.
Footing, n.
- 1. Foothold.
- 2. Basis, foundation, groundwork.
- 3. Rank, standing, grade, state, status, condition.
- 4. Settlement, establishment, stable position.
- 5. Sum total (of a column of figures).
Foot it. (Colloq.) Walk, go on foot.
Footman, n.
- 1. Foot-soldier, infantry soldier infantryman.