hoof

verb

Definition of hoofnext
as in to boot

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Recent Examples of hoof But the actor broke his foot, making the appointment nearly impossible due to the physical demands of hoofing it up and down the Palais steps and shuttling back and forth to screenings and jury commitments. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 In Manhattan, Henry hoofed through the city’s streets and into its clattering manufacturers’ workshops day after day, trying to drum up interest in her interchangeable umbrella. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 Kim hoofed and sang and strummed and blew her way across stages worldwide until 1995, all while raising two children. — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026 The events involve hoofing up tall peaks, often for several thousand vertical feet, using mohair climbing skins to grip the snow. — Nick Heil, Outside, 15 Jan. 2016 See All Example Sentences for hoof
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoof
  1. boot
  2. kick
  3. pulp
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  • Little League on Monday ruled that Tulsa National Little League's 12U team had an ineligible player on the roster and booted it from the Southwest Region Tournament, the final stop before the Little League World Series.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • O’Hare booted members of the public from the room for the meeting for disrupting decorum, instead inviting speakers to address the commissioners one-by-one.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of boot
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  • On tricky issues, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road.
    — Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Entering account information and trying to sign in causes the app to briefly load before kicking users back to the login page.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of kick
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  • Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.
    — SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of pulp

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“Hoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoof. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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