Forefoot
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
- 2 a front foot of a quadruped wordnet
- 3 The front part of a person's foot.
"I was not even sure I could change it at all, but I was convinced that I had to change my foot plant and land higher on my forefoot, rather than my heel."
- 4 A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
"I could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot."
Verb
- 1 To repair the front area of (a shoe etc). obsolete, rare
- 2 To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope. transitive
"He took the first one that broke and rolled his loop and forefooted the colt and it hit the ground with a tremendous thump."
Example
More examples"I was not even sure I could change it at all, but I was convinced that I had to change my foot plant and land higher on my forefoot, rather than my heel."
Etymology
From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot.
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