Definition of hoof - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animal footTECH. hard covering on an ungulate's footTECH.
- The horse's hoof needs regular care.
2.
- He stubbed his hoof on the table.
Verb
1.
- He hoofed the ball down the field.
2.
animalstr. TECH. trample or kick with hoovestr. TECH.
- The horse hoofed the ground angrily.
3.
- At the party, everyone was hoofing to the upbeat music..
Images of hoof
hard covering on an ungulate's foot
Expressions with hoof
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walk or travel on foot
When the bus didn't show, we decided to hoof it to the cinema..
while moving or doing something else
He often eats breakfast on the hoof.
hoof split into two parts
The goat's cloven hoof left marks in the soil.
hard covering on a horse's foot
The blacksmith examined the horse's hoof carefully.
cattle that are still alive
Farmers are selling beef to the hoof at the market.
hooked tool with brush for cleaning hooves
The hoof pick with a brush made cleaning easier.
live cattle considered as potential meat
Farmers discussed the price of steak on the hoof.
cattle that are alive and not yet slaughtered
The farmer sold his cattle on the hoof at the market.
reveal one's true negative character or intentions
He seemed nice until he showed the cloven hoof.
Origin of hoof
Old English, hōf (hoof)
Terms with hoof included in their meaning
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horseshoe
metal piece attached to a horse's hoof
animal
U-shaped metal shoe for a horse's hoof
animal action
touch or scrape with a foot or hoof
horse hoof
organ on the bottom of a horse's hoof
animal behavior
scrape the ground with a paw or hoof
animal disease
contagious viral disease in cloven-hoofed animals causing mouth and hoof ulcers
equine
trim the hoof of a horse
horse hoof
white lamination in a horse's hoof
medical
ring of tissue between horse's hoof and leg
zootomy
thin plate in hoof tissue
horse hoof
softening of a horse's hoof frog
horse sound
sound of a horse's hoof hitting ground
medical
hoof split into two parts
equine anatomy
bottommost bone in the equine leg within the hoof
medical
the area where the hoof meets the leg
deer or goats
rudimentary hoof in deer or goats
hoof care
person who trims and cares for horses' hooves
livestock
disease in livestock causing hoof decay
horse
frog of a horse's hoof
shape nickname
type of plant with leaves resembling a goat's hoof
abr: hoof-and-mouth disease
serious disease in animals causing mouth and foot sores
medical
resembling the shape of a hoof
veterinary medicine
disease affecting the hoof's digital laminae
medical
part of a horse's leg between fetlock and hoof
Examples of hoof in a sentence
A goat's hoof can be quite sharp. He slipped and twisted his hoof on the wet floor. She kicked off her shoes, freeing her aching hoof. The player hoofed it into the opponent's half. In a panic, she hoofed the ball away from the goal. The cow hoofed the intruder out of the barn.
The deer hoofed the ground before running away. They were hoofing all night at the jazz club. She loves hoofing to her favorite tunes in the living room.
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- French:sabot, dégager, ...
- German:Huf, schießen, ...
- Italian:zoccolo, calciare, ...
- Spanish:casco, patear, ...
- Portuguese:casco, chutar, ...
- Chinese:蹄, 大力踢, ...
- Japanese:蹄, 蹴り飛ばす, ...
- Arabic:حافر, شَتَّتَ, ...
- Hebrew:פַּרְסָה, לְהַרְחִיק אֶת הַכַּדּוּר, ...
- Russian:копыто, пнуть, ...
- Ukrainian:копито, вдарити м'яч далеко, ...
- Hindi:खुर, लात मारना, ...
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