2. n-m. English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm)
3. n-m. (historical, measure) pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm)
4. n-m. (poetry) foot (a part of a poetic line)
5. n-m. (design, typography) footer (the bottom of a page or design)
6. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of piar
7. n-m. (Central America, South America) pie
Traducciones de pie y sus definiciones
foot
1. s. Pie
2. s. Pata
3. s. Base
4. s. Pie (unidad de longitud)
5. s. Pie (unidad métrica cuantitativa de verso)
foot
1. s. A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
A spider has eight feet.
2. s. (anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
3. s. (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.
There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
4. s. The base or bottom of anything.
I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
5. s. The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
6. s. The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
The host should sit at the foot of the table.
7. s. A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
8. s. A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.
9. s. (music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
10. s. (military, collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
11. s. (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
12. s. (sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
13. s. (printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
14. s. (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
15. s. (prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
16. s. (phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
17. s. (nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
18. s. (billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
19. s. (botany) In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
20. s. (malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
21. s. (molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein.
22. s. (geometry) The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
23. s. (qualifier) Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
24. s. (qualifier) Recognized condition; rank; footing.
25. v. To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
26. v. To pay (a bill).
27. v. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
28. v. To walk.
29. v. To tread.
to foot the green
30. v. (obsolete) To set on foot; to establish; to land.
31. v. To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
32. v. To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
6. Ayudar a un cantante, actor, etc, suministrandole el texto o un recordatorio de lo que tiene que cantar o decir etc.
7. s. Nota o recordatorio o contrato que estable un límite de tiempo para pagar una mercancía comprada.
8. s. Una sugerencia o un recordatorio.
9. s. Símbolo que aparece en la pantalla de la computadora indicando que el sistema esta esperando información del usuario o que el sistema esta listo para recibir instrucciones del usuario.
5. s. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
6. s. (computing) A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
7. s. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
8. v. To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
I prompted him to get a new job.
9. v. (transitive, theater, and television) To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
10. v. To initiate; to cause or lead to.
metrical foot
metrical foot
1. s. The basic unit of the underlying rhythm of verse
rootstock
rootstock
1. s. (agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
2. s. (by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop
1. s. (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
2. s. The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
3. s. The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
4. s. The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose.
5. s. (usually plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
6. s. (firearms) The back, upper part of the stock.
7. s. The last or lowest part of anything.
the heel of a mast
the heel of a vessel
8. s. (US, Ireland) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
9. s. (US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
10. s. A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
11. s. (slang) A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
12. s. (card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
13. s. Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
14. s. (architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
15. s. (specifically, US) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
16. s. (architecture, workman slang) A cyma reversa.
17. s. (carpentry) The short side of an angled cut.
18. s. (golf) The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
19. s. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
20. v. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
She called to her dog to heel.
21. v. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
22. v. To kick with the heel.
23. v. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
24. v. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
25. v. (golf, transitive) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
26. v. (American football, transitive) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
27. v. (intransitive, especially of ships) To incline to one side; to tilt.
28. s. The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
The ship gave a heel to port.
down payment
down payment
1. s. (legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.
2. s. (by extension) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
