foot (it)

verb

Definition of foot (it)next
1
as in to walk
to go on foot after the car broke down, we had to foot it to the movie

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2
as in to dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music got out onto the dance floor and footed it like crazy

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  1. walk
  2. dance
  3. tread
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  • America walks away Nobody knows how the major powers and their Machiavellian leaders will react to this abdication of American hegemony.
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But the biggest red flag of all is the abuse that Sam witnesses while walking by during one of Wolf’s training sessions with Iron Dragon captain Axel.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of walk
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  • As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Refracted rainbows dance against the wallpaper and floor.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dance
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  • Trump’s willingness to take risks, his boldness in appearing in places and situations where the old Republican Party feared to tread, his knack for the memorable photo and cutting riposte have defined his political career and the 2024 campaign.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Harris campaign has sought to tread a line between tightening border security, while also avoiding demonizing migrants writ large.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of tread
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“Foot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20%28it%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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