footed (it)

verb

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

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2
as in danced
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. walked
  2. danced
Verb
  • Later in the inning, Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia walked in the tying run (credited to starter Tyler Glasnow for having initially loaded the bases).
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Finklea and his friend Ira Williams, 70, were shot to death when someone walked up to Finklea’s car along Northwest 30th Avenue and fired more than a dozen shots.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of walked
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  • Daniels took a snap, danced around, was tackled and the clock expired.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But to many people, the GSX-R750 still danced just that little bit better.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Footed (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footed%20%28it%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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