hoof

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hoof

A horse lifts its hoof to be cleaned by a stablehand.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The hard, horny part covering the toes or the end of the foot in certain mammals: A hoof is the hard, protective casing on the feet of animals such as horses, cows, deer, and pigs.
    • (Informal, humorous) A human foot: Used informally and humorously to refer to a person's foot.

  2. Verb:

    • To walk, especially on foot: To go somewhere by walking.
    • To dance, especially in a professional or energetic way: To dance.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The horse's hoof needed to be cleaned and trimmed by the farrier.
    • After the long hike, my hooves are killing me! (informal/humorous)

  • Verb:

    • We missed the bus, so we'll have to hoof it to the station.
    • She can really hoof across the dance floor.
Advanced Usage

  • On the hoof: Refers to livestock that is still alive and not yet butchered.

    • The farmer sold the cattle on the hoof at the market.

  • To show the cloven hoof: To reveal one's evil or devilish nature (from the traditional depiction of the devil having cloven hooves).

    • His cruel remarks finally showed the cloven hoof.
Variants and Related Words

  • Hooves: The usual plural form of the noun 'hoof'.

    • The deer left deep tracks with its hooves in the mud.

  • Hoofed (adj): Having hooves.

    • Ungulates are hoofed mammals.

  • Hoofbeat (n): The sound made by an animal's hoof hitting the ground.

    • The hoofbeats of the approaching cavalry grew louder.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for animal foot): Unguis (technical), foot.
  • Verb (to walk): Trek, tramp, foot it.
  • Verb (to dance): Boogie, cut a rug (slang).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Hoof it: To go on foot; to walk.
    • The car broke down, so we had to hoof it back to town.
Related Idioms

  • To pad the hoof / To beat the hoof (archaic slang): To travel on foot; to walk.

    • In the old days, many travelers had to pad the hoof from town to town.

  • Under someone's hoof: To be under someone's oppressive control or tyranny.

    • The people suffered for years under the dictator's hoof.
hoof

A horse lifts its hoof to be cleaned by a stablehand.

Noun
  1. the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
  2. the foot of an ungulate mammal
Verb
  1. dance in a professional capacity
  2. walk
    • let's hoof it to the disco

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