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hoof
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As a noun, hoof means the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. As a verb, it means trample with hooves.
Meanings of hoof
9 meaningsnoun
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
slangThe human foot.
“Get your hooves off me!”
The foot of an ungulate mammalanimal
The horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammalsanimal
Older and rare meanings (1)
geometrydatedAn ungula.
verb
To trample with hooves.
colloquialTo walk.
informalTo dance, especially as a professional.
(colloquial, football (soccer), transitive) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).