The difference between Foot and Horse

When used as nouns, foot means a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg, whereas horse means a hoofed mammal, of the genus equus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

When used as verbs, foot means to use the foot to kick (usually a ball), whereas horse means to frolic, to act mischievously. (usually followed by "around".).


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  1. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

    Examples:

    "A spider has eight feet."

  2. Foot as a noun (countable, anatomy):

    Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

    Examples:

    "Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."

  3. Foot as a noun (uncountable, often used attributively):

    Travel by walking.

    Examples:

    "We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi."

    "There is a lot of foot traffic on this street."

  4. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The base or bottom of anything.

    Examples:

    "I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs."

  5. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

    Examples:

    "We came and stood at the foot of the bed."

  6. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

    Examples:

    "The host should sit at the foot of the table."

  7. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

    Examples:

    "The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor."

  8. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

    Examples:

    "The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high."

  9. Foot as a noun (countable, music):

    A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

  10. Foot as a noun (military, collective):

    Foot soldiers; infantry.

    Examples:

    "King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse."

  11. Foot as a noun (countable, cigars):

    The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

  12. Foot as a noun (countable, sewing):

    The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

  13. Foot as a noun (countable, printing):

    The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

  14. Foot as a noun (printing):

    The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

  15. Foot as a noun (countable, prosody):

    The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

  16. Foot as a noun (countable, phonology):

    The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

  17. Foot as a noun (countable, nautical):

    The bottom edge of a sail.

    Examples:

    "To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail."

  18. Foot as a noun (countable, billiards):

    The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

  19. Foot as a noun (countable, botany):

    In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

  20. Foot as a noun (countable, malacology):

    The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

  21. Foot as a noun (countable, molecular biology):

    The globular lower domain of a protein.

  22. Foot as a noun (countable, geometry):

    The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

  23. Foot as a noun:

    Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

  24. Foot as a noun:

    Recognized condition; rank; footing.

  1. Foot as a verb (transitive):

    To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

  2. Foot as a verb (transitive):

    To pay (a bill).

  3. Foot as a verb:

    To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  4. Foot as a verb:

    To walk.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  5. Foot as a verb:

    To tread.

    Examples:

    "to foot the green"

    "rfquotek Tickell"

  6. Foot as a verb (obsolete):

    To set on foot; to establish; to land.

  7. Foot as a verb:

    To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Foot as a verb:

    To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

    Examples:

    "to foot (or foot up) an account"

  1. Horse as a noun (zoology):

    Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus. A hoofed mammal, of the genus Equus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including the zebra or the ass. Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category). The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse. A large and sturdy person. A timber frame shaped like a horse, which soldiers were made to ride for punishment.

    Examples:

    "A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse."

    "These bone features, distinctive in the zebra, are actually present in all horses."

    "We should place two units of horse and one of foot on this side of the field."

    "All the King's horses and all the King's men, couldn't put Humpty together again."

    "Now just remind me how the horse moves again?"

    "Every linebacker they have is a real horse."

    "synonyms Morgan's mule Spanish donkey"

  2. Horse as a noun:

    In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high, sometimes (pommel horse) with two handles on top . A frame with legs, used to support something.

    Examples:

    "She's scored very highly with the parallel bars; let's see how she does with the horse."

    "a clothes horse; a sawhorse'"

  3. Horse as a noun (nautical):

    A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; footrope. A breastband for a leadsman. An iron bar for a sheet traveller to slide upon. A jackstay.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek W. C. Russell"

    "rfquotek Totten"

  4. Horse as a noun (mining):

    A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

  5. Horse as a noun (slang):

    The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

  6. Horse as a noun (US):

    An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see ).

  7. Horse as a noun (dated, slang, among students):

    A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

  8. Horse as a noun (dated, slang, among students):

    horseplay; tomfoolery

  1. Horse as a verb (intransitive):

    To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)

  2. Horse as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a horse.

  3. Horse as a verb (obsolete):

    To get on horseback.

  4. Horse as a verb:

    To sit astride of; to bestride.

  5. Horse as a verb (of a male horse):

    To copulate with (a mare).

  6. Horse as a verb:

    To take or carry on the back.

  7. Horse as a verb:

    To place on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.

  1. Horse as a noun (uncountable, slang):

    Heroin .

    Examples:

    "Alright, mate, got any horse?"