- 1(動物的)蹄；(口語)hoof it = 用走的
The hard covering on the foot of some animals, such as horses, cows, deer, and pigs — like one big, thick nail covering the whole foot. , "to hoof it" means to walk somewhere, especially a long way, often because you have no other transport.
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hoofnoun/hʊf/
- 1
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- […] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood.
- 2
derogatoryslangThe human foot.
- Get your hooves off me!
- He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle.
- 3
datedgeometrymathematicssciencesAn ungula.
- 4
The heel of a loaf of bread.
hoofverb/hʊf/
- 1
To trample with hooves.
- 2
To walk.
- 3
informalTo dance, especially as a professional.
- 4
To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
- More minutes drifted by. Pierrot had another chance - and missed. At one point the ball fell to Andy Robertson and instead of taking his time and clearing, he hoofed it away as if his life depended on it. His football life, for sure.
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