1
as in to walk
to go on foot
I hoofed it to school after missing the bus
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2
as in to dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music
he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers
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During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Getting down to the beach also requires walking off-piste.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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To mark the third anniversary of his death, Holker in December shared clips of the pair dancing together and photos of them with their children.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hearts and flowers do not well dance with the sad music of tear gas and tears, tragedy and turmoil.—
Chick Pritchard,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The county had planned to start early voting on the Thursday before — the same day as several other Illinois counties — but decided to tread carefully due to two ongoing court cases.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This modern-day take on Marco Bellocchio‘s radical 1965 satire Fists in the Pocket, adapted by frequent Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (Kinds of Kindness, The Lobster), takes its shears to the superrich, going places where Triangle of Sadness or Saltburn fear to tread.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hoof (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoof%20%28it%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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