EGAVE

hoof

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  2. noun The human foot.
    Get your hooves off me!
  3. noun An ungula.
  4. noun The heel of a loaf of bread.
  5. verb To trample with hooves.
  6. verb To walk.
  7. verb To dance, especially as a professional.
  8. verb To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

Similar words

hoof it leg it foot clog shoe stool hoop livestock deck hove

Often followed by

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Word family

hoofed hoofing hoofs hooves

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