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
  • When Burden was walked off the field during Sunday night's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bears fans immediately took to social media looking for updates on his condition.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Having lost both his friend and his horn, Norden is in shock and sunk in grief, while the human visitors walk right past him, laughing and chattering away.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of walk
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  • Before dinner is served, a masked man approaches people in the crowd — half in costumes, half in formalwear — in Clifton’s second-story ballroom, once a swing dancing haven.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This video is a great option for kids who like to dance and sing along to classic kids’ songs.
    — Parents, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Harbaugh may have to tread more lightly and stick to dialing Dodds’ cell phone number this time to get a deal done.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2026.

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