foot up

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verb

transitive verb

: to make a total of (as the cost)

intransitive verb

: to amount to when added or reckoned

—usually used with to

his debts foot up to a huge sum

foot-up

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noun

plural -s

: a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage

Word History

Etymology

Verb

foot entry 2

Noun

foot entry 1

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