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foot

n. the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"

foot

n. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

Foot

n. [extremity of the inferior limb or leg, on which the body stands and moves, and consisting of the instep, the metatarsus and five toes]

foot

n. a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"

infantry, foot

n. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

foot, invertebrate foot

n. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

animal foot, foot

n. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

foot, ft

n. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

foot, human foot, pes

n. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"

metrical foot, foot, metrical unit

n. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

foot, foot up

v. add a column of numbers

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

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shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

elbow

v. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

shoulder

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

sling

v. hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm"

fling

v. throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"

chuck, toss

v. throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

mount

v. put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"

thrust

v. push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

obligate

v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

compel

v. necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"

want, need, require

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

discharge

v. pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"

discharge, muster out

v. release from military service

jostle, shove

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

shove

v. push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

generate, bring forth

v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

originate

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden

v. give encouragement to

foment

v. bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

precipitate

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

excite

v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

encourage

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

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