hoof C1 Topic:Animals US /hʊf/ UK /huːf/ See IPA manual Freq #17150 Meanings 1 noun the hard covering at the end of the foot of a horse, deer, sheep, or other ungulate A small stone was lodged in the horse's hoof. 2 verb informal: to walk, especially quickly or over a considerable distance The last bus had gone, so we had to hoof it home. 3 verb informal, chiefly British: to kick a ball hard The defender hoofed the ball clear of the penalty area. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the hard covering at the... ungulate foot 2 verb · informal: to walk,... walktramphike 3 verb · informal, chiefly british:... kickboot Word family Forms hoofs Derived forms hoofbeathooferhoofless Related forms ungulatehorseshoe Common collocations hoof pick Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English hoof, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Cognates include Dutch hoef and German Huf. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hoof **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /hʊf/ **IPA (UK):** /huːf/ **Frequency rank:** 17150 ## Meanings 1. the hard covering at the end of the foot of a horse, deer, sheep, or other ungulate 2. informal: to walk, especially quickly or over a considerable distance 3. informal, chiefly British: to kick a ball hard ## Examples - A small stone was lodged in the horse's hoof. - The last bus had gone, so we had to hoof it home. - The defender hoofed the ball clear of the penalty area. ## Synonyms - ungulate foot - walk - tramp - hike - kick - boot ## Derived Forms - hoofbeat - hoofer - hoofless ## Related Forms - ungulate - horseshoe ## Etymology From Middle English hoof, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Cognates include Dutch hoef and German Huf. ## Topics - Animals markdown