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1foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …
2foot — [foot] n. pl. feet [ME fot < OE, akin to Ger fuss < IE * pōd , var. of base * pēd , foot, to go > Sans pad , Gr pous, L pes] 1. the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves 2. a thing like a foot in some way;… …
3swift — adj. 1) (lit.) swift of (swift of foot) 2) swift to + inf. (she was swift to react) * * * [swɪft] swift to + inf. (she was swift to react) (lit.) swift of (swift of foot) …
4foot — [[t]fʊt[/t]] n. pl. feetfor1 4, 8 16, 19, 21; foots for20; 1) zool. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves 2) zool. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function 3)… …
5swift — 1 adjective 1 happening quickly and immediately: My letter received a swift reply. 2 (only before noun) moving, or able to move, very fast: a swift runner | swift of foot literary (=able to run fast) 3 be swift to do sth to do something as soon… …
6swift-foot — swiftˈ foot or swiftˈ footed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑swift …
7swift-foot|ed — «SWIHFT FUT ihd», adjective. able to run swiftly …
8Foot cavalry — was an oxymoron coined to describe the rapid movements of infantry troops serving under Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson during the American Civil War (1861 ndash;1865). The use of the words foot and cavalry to describe the… …
9swift-footed — /swift foot id/, adj. swift in running. [1590 1600] * * * …
10swift-footed — [swift′foot′id] adj. that can run swiftly …
