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hoof it

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Definition of hoof it

informal
: to move or travel on foot : to walk or run
  • We quickly hoofed it down to the subway station.

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hoof play

  1. : a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw

  2. : a hoofed foot especially of a horse

  1. : to walk especially with haste

  2. : kick, trample

  3. : to move on the feet

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