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noun

ˈfu̇t How to pronounce foot (audio)
Definition of footnext
as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point the foot of the pedestal

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foot

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verb

as in to pay
to give what is owed for I'll foot the bill for dinner

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Recent Examples of foot
Noun
The withdrawn application had requested approval to build a 166,000-square-foot warehouse on a parcel off Hill Road between State Highway 55 and North Horseshoe Bend Road, the Idaho Statesman previously reported. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026 At nearly 21 feet deep, the living room is spacious, with gorgeous parquet floors and oversize windows. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
In fact, most new sports stadiums receive funding from state or local governments – meaning taxpayers often foot much of the bill. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 The league foots a costly bill to turn most foreign stadiums NFL-ready, while gameday upside is relatively capped with ticket prices held to reasonable standards. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
  1. bottom
  2. pay
  3. base
  4. stand
Noun
  • Before digging into that, the interface looks a lot like macOS, with an app drawer at the bottom of the screen with a search function and a status bar at the top with app-level options, time, battery, notifications, and connectivity controls.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Broil on the middle rack until the top side is toasted, then flip and toast the bottom (watch it carefully).
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bottom
Verb
  • Benton County will pay $1,014,312 annually, Gentry will pay $195,140, Cave Springs will pay $165,500, and Decatur will pay $94,568.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As rocket launches increase, researchers are paying closer attention to this danger.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pay
Noun
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS SENATE ON THE LINE — Jackson surges among early ballots as Susan Collins fights to hold her base.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That includes the rural Ohio voter base, which historically leans conservative.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of base
Verb
  • In a broad open field, horses munch standing hay as Katie Baltzor watches her black angus cattle on this fall day.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gendarmes stood guard beneath the Arc de Triomphe as shopkeepers boarded up storefronts across Paris.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stand

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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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