hoof (it)

verb

Definition of hoof (it)next
1
as in to walk
to go on foot I hoofed it to school after missing the bus

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2
as in to dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoof (it)
  1. walk
  2. dance
  3. tread
Verb
  • Vampire bats typically fly near prey and then quickly walk or run on their thumbs and wrists to close in.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Nick Seidler, 56, of Wauwatosa, MSOE coordinator of special events, was walking to work outside the polling place and said he was encouraged to see so many students voting.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 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
  • The tight end hung out in the VIP tent with Swift's mom Andrea during the show, dancing with her, which fans captured on video and shared on social media.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 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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“Hoof (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoof%20%28it%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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