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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot (it)
  1. walk
  2. dance
  3. tread
Verb
  • A bit geeky and has achieved great things in his career, but could probably walk down the street and not be recognised.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the Old City, Jewish men in black hats and tzitzit tassels, Muslim women in hijabs and Christian priests in flowing robes walk past each other daily in the maze of stone alleyways.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • Ellie the Elephant continued to bring the energy and embrace the theme, changing from her tunnel look into a basketball uniform and another set of Air Jordans to dance through the night.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The sound of the title track is reminiscent of kicking a pebble on a road or watching dust particles dancing in a shaft of light.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Halfley, in the first year of his first NFL head coaching job, has to tread carefully to keep expectations high for his players while not raising them and hopes too high outside the team.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 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 18 Aug. 2026.

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