hoofed

verb

Definition of hoofednext
past tense of hoof
as in kicked

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  1. kicked
  2. booted
Verb
  • Eventual champions Coventry City and runners-up Ipswich Town were tipped to finish fourth and third respectively before a ball had been kicked last August, via the running of 10,000 simulations of how the campaign would unfold.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow, Evan McPherson kicked three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 Thursday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicked
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  • 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
  • Morton read her lines aloud on set with Phoenix during production was booted from the movie and replaced by Scarlett Johansson in post production.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of booted
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