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hoof (it)

verb

Definition of hoof (it)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoof (it)
  1. walk
  2. dance
  3. tread
Verb
  • Joy walks by to get into the walk-in fridge and sticks her tongue out at Gen’s back.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As the clock ticked down to kickoff and the team continued warmups, Nabers walked around the field a bit, at one point stepping into the end zone to raise his arms and pump up fans.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • In what is arguably the ballet’s climax, the Joffrey’s entire bench of 24 men performs as a spectacular corps de ballet, dancing out the frustration of being unable to find work when the 1920s crash into the ‘30s.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Distant lights – maybe car lights or fireflies – dance across a pitch-black night scene.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Arrow’s path has been trodden by others across both rugby codes.
    — Michael Bailey, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tread
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“Hoof (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoof%20%28it%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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