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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Hoof has 2 senses
- hoof(n = noun.animal) Array - the foot of an ungulate mammal; Array is a kind of animal foot, foot
- hoof(n = noun.animal) Array - the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals; Array is a part of hoof
has parts: hoof, toe
has particulars: cloven foot, cloven hoof, horse's foot
is a part of hoofed mammal, ungulate
is a kind of horny structure, unguis
Verb Hoof has 2 senses
- hoof(v = verb.motion) foot, hoof it, leg it - walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" is one way to walk
- hoof(v = verb.creation) Array - dance in a professional capacity; Array is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:
The children Hoof to the playground
Derived form noun hoofer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
Hoof, n. [OE. hof, AS. hōf; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hōfr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. çapha.
- The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. [1913 Webster]"On burnished hooves his war horse trode." [1913 Webster]
- A hoofed animal; a beast. [1913 Webster]"Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind." [1913 Webster]
- See Ungula. [1913 Webster]
Hoof, v. i.
- To walk as cattle. William Scott. [1913 Webster]
- To be on a tramp; to foot. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Hoof, n. & v.
--n. (pl. hoofs or hooves) the horny part of the foot of a horse, antelope, and other ungulates.
--v.
1 tr. strike with a hoof.
2 tr. sl. kick or shove.
--n. (pl. hoofs or hooves) the horny part of the foot of a horse, antelope, and other ungulates.
--v.
1 tr. strike with a hoof.
2 tr. sl. kick or shove.
Idiom
hoof it sl.
1 go on foot.
2 dance. on the hoof (of cattle) not yet slaughtered.
1 go on foot.
2 dance. on the hoof (of cattle) not yet slaughtered.
Derivative
hoofed adj. (also in comb.).
Etymology
OE hof f. Gmc
THESAURUS
Hoof
ambulate, ankle, arch, circumambulate, clog, clubfoot, dance, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, foot it, forefoot, forepaw, fox-trot, harefoot, heel, hoof it, hop, instep, jaywalk, jog on, leg, leg it, pace, pad, pastern, patte, paw, pedal extremity, pedes, pedestrianize, perambulate, peripateticate, pes, pied, prance, pug, shake, shimmy, shuffle, shuffle along, skip, sole, splayfoot, step, stride, stump it, tap-dance, toe, tootsy, traipse, tread, trip, troop, trotter, ungula, walk, waltzROGET THESAURUS
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Base
N base, basement, plinth, dado, wainscot, baseboard, mopboard, bedrock, hardpan, foundation, substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck, footing, ground work, basis, hold, bilge, bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root, centerboard, bottom, undermost, nethermost, fundamental, founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
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