Hoof
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hʊf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hoof is a noun meaning The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
Meaning
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
More Meanings
- (geometry, dated) An ungula.
- The heel of a loaf of bread.
- To trample with hooves.
- (colloquial) To walk.
- (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
- (colloquial, football (soccer), transitive) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
- (slang, derogatory) The human foot.
Example Sentences
Get your hooves off me!
He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle.
[…] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood.
Word Forms
- hooves
- hoofs
- hoofing
- hoofed
- hoove
Synonyms for hoof
Depending on context, synonyms include boot, foot.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foot, clog, shoe, stool, hoop, livestock.
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