The difference between Foot and Leech

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 leech means an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially .

When used as verbs, foot means to use the foot to kick (usually a ball), whereas leech means to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

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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. Leech as a noun:

    An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially .

  2. Leech as a noun (figuratively):

    A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

  3. Leech as a noun (medicine, dated):

    A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

  1. Leech as a verb (transitive):

    To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

  2. Leech as a verb (transitive):

    To drain (resources) without giving back.

    Examples:

    " Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."

  1. Leech as a noun (archaic):

    A physician.

  2. Leech as a noun (paganism, Heathenry):

    A healer.

  1. Leech as a verb (archaic, rare):

    To treat, cure or heal.

  1. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The vertical edge of a square sail.

  2. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The aft edge of a triangular sail.

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