1. hoof(n = noun.animal) - the foot of an ungulate mammal;
is a kind of animal foot, foot
is a part of hoofed mammal, ungulate
has parts: hoof, toe
has particulars: cloven foot, cloven hoof, horse's foot
2. hoof(n = noun.animal) - the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals;
is a kind of horny structure, unguis
is a part of hoof
1. hoof(v = verb.motion) foot, hoof it, leg it - walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"
is one way to walk
Sample sentences:
The children hoof to the playground
2. hoof(v = verb.creation) - dance in a professional capacity;
is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derived form noun hoofer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. [1913 Webster]
"On burnished hooves his war horse trode." [1913 Webster]
2. A hoofed animal; a beast. [1913 Webster]
"Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind." [1913 Webster]
3. See Ungula. [1913 Webster]
1. To walk as cattle. William Scott. [1913 Webster]
2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [1913 Webster]
hoof, 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.
Idiom:
hoof it sl.
1 go on foot.
2 dance. on the hoof (of cattle) not yet slaughtered.
Derivative:
hoofed adj. (also in comb.).
Etymology:
OE hof f. Gmc
N base, basement, plinth, dado, wainscot, baseboard, mopboard, bedrock, hardpan, foundation, substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck, footing, ground work, basis, hold, bilge, bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root, centerboard, bottom, undermost, nethermost, fundamental, founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.