Hoof Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Translations
  • 1.4 Verb
    • 1.4.1 Synonyms
  • 1.5 Related terms
• 2 Limburgish
  • 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian/Dutch hoef, German Huf, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *k̑oph₂ós (compare Russian копыто (kopýto) 'hoof', копать (kopát’) 'to dig', Avestan safa 'hoof', Sanskrit शफ (śapháḥ) 'hoof, claw').

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʊf/, /huːf/, SAMPA: /hUf/, /hu:f/

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  Rhymes: -ʊf, -uːf

Noun

hoof (plural hoofs or hooves)

1. The foot of an animal such as a horse, ox or deer.
2. (slang) The human foot.

Verb

to hoof (third-person singular simple present hoofs, present participle hoofing, simple past and past participle hoofed)

1. To trample with hooves.
2. (colloquial) To walk.
3. (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
4. (colloquial, soccer, transitive) to kick, especially to kick the football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

Synonyms

• (to kick): boot

Related terms

• hoofed
• hoofer
• hoof it
• horse’s hoof
• on the hoof
• cloven hoof

Limburgish

Noun

hoof m.

1. garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)

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