foot

/fʊt/ noun

Definition

BODY PART [C] (plural feet) › one of the two flat parts on the ends of your legs that you stand on: bare feet He stepped on my foot.

MEASUREMENT [C] (plural foot, feet) (written abbreviation ft) › a unit for measuring length, equal to 0.3048 metres or 12 inches: Alex is about 6 feet tall. an eight foot high wall

the foot of sth › the bottom of something such as stairs, a hill, a bed, or a page: Put the notes at the foot of the page.

on foot › If you go somewhere on foot, you walk there.

be on your feet › to be standing and not sitting: I'm exhausted, I've been on my feet all day.

put your feet up › to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground: You put your feet up for half an hour before the kids get home.

set foot in/on sth › to go into a place or onto a piece of land: He told me never to set foot in his house again.

get/rise to your feet › to stand up after you have been sitting: The audience rose to their feet.

(Definition of foot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)