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foot (it)

verb

Definition of foot (it)next
1
as in to walk
to go on foot after the car broke down, we had to foot it to the movie

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2
as in to dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music got out onto the dance floor and footed it like crazy

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  1. walk
  2. dance
  3. tread
Verb
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The spare was also flat, and the patch kit had grown legs and walked away.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • In what is arguably the ballet’s climax, the Joffrey’s entire bench of 24 men performs as a spectacular corps de ballet, dancing out the frustration of being unable to find work when the 1920s crash into the ‘30s.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Distant lights – maybe car lights or fireflies – dance across a pitch-black night scene.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dance
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  • Trump treads carefully The leaders last met in Beijing just four months ago, and could meet twice more later this year.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • From their perspective, governments have an important responsibility to tread carefully when denying entry to migrants and especially when deporting them.
    — J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tread
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“Foot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20%28it%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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