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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

foot

NOUN:	The lowest or supporting part or structure: base¹, basis, bed, bottom, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, seat, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See OVER.
VERB:	1. To combine (figures) to form a sum. Also used with up: add (up), cast, sum (up), tot² (up), total, totalize. See INCREASE. 2. To move rhythmically to music, using patterns of steps or gestures: dance, step. Slang : hoof. Idioms: cut a rug, foot it, trip the light fantastic. See REPETITION, WORK. 3. To go on foot: ambulate, pace, step, tread, walk. Slang : hoof. Idioms: foot it. See MOVE.


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