hindfoot C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈhaɪndˌfʊt/ UK /ˈhaɪndfʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #1279286 Meanings 1 noun a rear foot of a four-legged animal, especially when contrasted with a forefoot The rabbit pushed against the ground with each powerful hindfoot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a rear foot of a... hind footrear foot ↔ Opposites forefoot Word family Related forms pawfoothindlimb Etymology From Middle English hint fot, equivalent to hind ("at the back") + foot. The closed compound is used chiefly in zoology and anatomy. Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hindfoot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪndˌfʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪndfʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 1279286 ## Meanings 1. a rear foot of a four-legged animal, especially when contrasted with a forefoot ## Examples - The rabbit pushed against the ground with each powerful hindfoot. ## Synonyms - hind foot - rear foot ## Antonyms - forefoot ## Related Forms - paw - foot - hindlimb ## Etymology From Middle English hint fot, equivalent to hind ("at the back") + foot. The closed compound is used chiefly in zoology and anatomy. ## Topics - Animals markdown