Hoof
21hoof — [[t]hʊf, huf[/t]] n. pl. hoofs hooves; hoof 1) zool. the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse 2) zool. the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc 3) sts Older Use. a hoofed… …
22hoof — 1. n. Foot. 2. v. Kick. 3. get the hoof Be dismissed. 4. hoof it Travel on foot. 5. hoof out Eject …
23hoof — n. & v. n. (pl. hoofs or hooves) the horny part of the foot of a horse, antelope, and other ungulates. v. 1 tr. strike with a hoof. 2 tr. sl. kick or shove. Phrases and idioms: hoof it sl. 1 go on foot. 2 dance. on the hoof (of cattle) not yet… …
24Hoof — A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Ex. 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isa. 5:28). The parting of the hoof is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals (Lev. 11:3; Deut. 14:7) …
25hoof — noun Hoof is used before these nouns: ↑beat Hoof is used after these nouns: ↑horse …
26hoof — noun (plural hoofs or hooves) the horny part of the foot of an ungulate, especially a horse. verb informal 1》 kick (a ball) powerfully. 2》 (hoof it) go on foot. ↘dance. Phrases on the hoof 1》 (of livestock) not yet slaughtered. 2》 Brit. inf …
27hoof it — 1. tv. to run away. □ I saw them coming and hoofed it home. □ Lefty hoofed it when he saw the uniform. 2. in. to walk instead of ride. □ My car’s broken down, so I had to hoof it to work today. □ …
28hoof — I. noun (plural hooves; also hoofs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōf; akin to Old High German huof hoof, Sanskrit śapha Date: before 12th century 1. a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the… …
29hoof — Synonyms and related words: ambulate, ankle, arch, circumambulate, clog, clubfoot, dance, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, foot it, forefoot, forepaw, fox trot, harefoot, heel, hoof it, hop, instep, jaywalk, jog on, leg, leg it, pace, pad,… …
30hoof it — vb a. to go on foot, walk. In this sense the term has been used since the 17th century. b. to leave, walk away. This sense of the verb dates from the 19th century and enjoyed a vogue in Britain in the late 1980s as a fashionable synonym for leg… …
