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- [hoo f, hoof it]
- /hʊf, huf ɪt/
- /huːf ɪt/
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- [hoo f, hoof it]
- /hʊf, huf ɪt/
Definitions of hoof it words
- noun plural hoof it the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse. 1
- noun plural hoof it the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc. 1
- noun plural hoof it Older Use. a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd. 1
- noun plural hoof it Informal. the human foot. 1
- verb with object hoof it Slang. to walk (often followed by it): Let's hoof it to the supermarket. 1
- verb without object hoof it Slang. to dance, especially to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium. 1
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Origin of hoof it
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas
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Parts of speech for Hoof it
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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hoof it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoof it
verb hoof it
- sashay — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- wander — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- mosey — to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
noun hoof it
- disco — discotheque.
- waltz — a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
- rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
Antonyms for hoof it
verb hoof it
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- run — execution
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
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