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Definitions for Hoof

[1] the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
[2] the entire foot of a horse, donkey, etc.
[3] Older Use . a hoofed animal, especially one of a herd.
[4] Informal . the human foot.
[5] Slang . to walk (often followed by it ): Let's hoof it to the supermarket.
[6] Slang . to dance, especially to tap-dance: He's been hoofing at the Palladium.
[7] on the hoof , (of livestock) not butchered; live: The city youngsters were seeing lambs on the hoof for the first time.
[8] the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and all other ungulate mammals (in combination ) a hoofbeat Related adjective: ungular
[9] the foot of an ungulate mammal
[10] a hoofed animal
[11] facetious a person's foot
[12] on the hoof (of livestock) alive in an impromptu manner he did his thinking on the hoof
[13] (tr) to kick or trample with the hoofs
[14] hoof it slang to walk to dance

Words related to Hoof

paw, ungulate, frog, tramp, foot, cleft, unguis, cloven, ungula

Words nearby Hoof

hoodman-blind, hoodoo, hoodooism, hoodwink, hooey, hoof, hoof it, hoof-and-mouth disease, hoofbeat, hoofbound, hoofed

Origin of Hoof

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English hōf; cognate with Old Frisian hōf, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Old Norse hōfr; compare Sanskrit śaphas

Other words from Hoof

hoof·i·ness , noun
hoof·less , adjective
hoof·like , adjective

Word origin for Hoof

Old English hōf; related to Old Norse hōfr, Old High German huof (German Huf ), Sanskrit saphás

Synonyms for Hoof

paw, cleft, cloven, foot, frog, tramp, unguis, ungulate, ungula