forefoot C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈfɔːrˌfʊt/ UK /ˈfɔː.fʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #163055 Meanings 1 noun either of the front feet of a four-legged animal The horse lifted its injured forefoot carefully from the ground. 2 noun the front part of a human foot, between the arch and the toes The runner landed on her forefoot rather than her heel. 3 noun the forward part of a ship's keel where it meets the stem Foam gathered beneath the vessel's forefoot as it entered the waves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · either of the front feet of... front foot ↔ Opposites hindfoot Word family Forms forefeet Related forms forelimbfootkeel Etymology From Middle English forefot, equivalent to fore- ("front") + foot. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forefoot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɔːrˌfʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔː.fʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 163055 ## Meanings 1. either of the front feet of a four-legged animal 2. the front part of a human foot, between the arch and the toes 3. the forward part of a ship's keel where it meets the stem ## Examples - The horse lifted its injured forefoot carefully from the ground. - The runner landed on her forefoot rather than her heel. - Foam gathered beneath the vessel's forefoot as it entered the waves. ## Synonyms - front foot ## Antonyms - hindfoot ## Related Forms - forelimb - foot - keel ## Etymology From Middle English forefot, equivalent to fore- ("front") + foot. ## Topics - Animals markdown