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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And now, thanks to that star, people will once again walk all over her.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026 -
In the end, the crowd voted, and the wannabe from Bourbonnais walked away with the title.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators waved signs, chanted in English and Spanish, and danced to music from portable speakers.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The marble bathroom toilets are all-singing, all-dancing affairs, with jet sprays and heated seats.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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The pathway to long-term power is easiest to tread during a time of war.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Adler had fallen off the wakeboard and was treading water when hit.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Foot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20%28it%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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