foots (it)

verb

present tense third-person singular of foot (it)
1
as in walks
to go on foot after the car broke down, we had to foot it to the movie

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2
as in dances
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music got out onto the dance floor and footed it like crazy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foots (it)
  1. walks
  2. dances
  3. treads
Verb
  • In walks an attractive similar-aged young lady seeming to require assistance, and that was my pivot point.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • Noa dances viciously, slamming her body raw in front of the stage.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Jennifer Corey dances the Viennese Waltz with student Michael Moore Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the Denver Turnverein in Denver, Colorado.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dances
Verb
  • Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of treads
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“Foots (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foots%20%28it%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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