English words for 'A front hoof.'
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noun
noun
- forepart of a hoof
- the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
- (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
- one of the digits of the foot
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- The equivalent part in an animal.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (figuratively) a person
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
verb
- touch with the toe
- hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- drive obliquely
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
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- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- A cannon bit.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
verb
adj
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- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
verb
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
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noun
- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
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- A hoe.
- (computing) A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.
- One who scrapes horns.
- An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
- Clipping of bellyscraper.
- One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
- An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
- One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
- In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
- (slang, Bay Area) A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims.
- A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.
- A tool used by engravers.
- An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
- (archaeology) A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.
- any of various hand tools for scraping
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- inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
- a worker who makes metal castings
- (genetics) A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation).
- One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
- (veterinary medicine) A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves.
- One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.
verb
- fail utterly; collapse
- sink below the surface
- stumble and nearly fall
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- (intransitive, especially of horses) To fall; to stumble and go lame.
- (transitive) To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
- (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
- (intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink.
noun
- The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
- The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
- a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
noun
- A fetter for the foot.
- (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- peduncle (any sense)
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
- pedicel (any sense)
- a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
verb
- rear backwards on its hind legs
- start with anger or resentment or in protest
- (of a quadruped, usually a horse) To stand on two rear legs, as an aggressive or fearful gesture.
- (of a person, by extension) To stand, pull back or otherwise reposition oneself, often as a sudden response to a change or in preparation for an imminent reaction.
noun
- angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
- a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway
- (US, also attributively) A single intersection consisting of two opposing T-junctions in close proximity; an intersection with a staggered cross street.
- (architecture) A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.
- (golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
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- A foot equipped with such.
- (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
- (graph theory) A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- (botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- a bird's foot
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
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- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- A short piece of audio (shortened version of audio clip, or alternatively clipping of audio).
- (military, colloquial) A removable magazine of a firearm.
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
- (military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- (fishing, UK, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
- (informal) A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- a sharp slanting blow
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- the act of clipping or snipping
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
verb
- (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- (computer graphics, video games, ambitransitive) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- (slang, transitive) To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- (slang, transitive) to grab or take stealthily.
- (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To make a clip; to cut a section of video from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- To grip tightly.
- (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- (surgery, transitive) To treat (an aneurysm) by closing it off with a physical clip.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- (slang) To assassinate; to bump off.
- (American football) To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- run at a moderately swift pace
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- attach with a clip
noun
- (agriculture) Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”).
- A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical), a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.
- (nautical) A length of cable or chain equal to 12½ fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).
- (usually in the plural) A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
- Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.
- (dice games) A dice game; also, an event at which tickets are sold for chances to be drawn to win prizes; a raffle.
- A person who is idle or lazy; an idler.
- (rail transport) A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
verb
- To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
- To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).
- (intransitive) Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
- To rattle or shake (something).
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of two things: to connect or couple together.
- To provide (something) with a shackle.
- To put (something) into disorder; specifically (agriculture), to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- restrain with fetters
- bind the arms of
noun
- A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
- (figuratively) The outside or perimeter of any activity.
- (sports, usually in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
- (Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
- A line at the side of something.
- (Philippines) A side hustle.
- Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
- (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.
- an auxiliary line of merchandise
- a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- an auxiliary activity
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- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
verb
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
noun
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- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
- (Midland US) An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
- (logic) The symbol ⊃.
- The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
- The U shape of a horseshoe.
- A U-shaped life buoy.
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noun
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
- (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
- footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
- (engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.
- A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
- The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- (slang) A fake passport.
- (by extension, slang) A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
- Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
- A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
- (architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
- A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
- The part of a brake for a wheeled vehicle which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
- (historical) An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East.
- (footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.
- An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
- (card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
- An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
- A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
- An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
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- forepart of a hoof
- the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
- (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
- one of the digits of the foot
- (carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) Speed, energy, vigor.
- That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
- The equivalent part in an animal.
- (dance, uncountable) An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- (figuratively) a person
- The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
- (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
- (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
- (slang) A cameltoe.
- (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
- (automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
- Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
- Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
verb
- touch with the toe
- hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- drive obliquely
- (transitive, intransitive) To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
- (construction, transitive) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
- (transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
- (transitive) To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
- (golf, transitive) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
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- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- A cannon bit.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
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- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
verb
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
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- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
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noun
- A hoe.
- (computing) A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.
- One who scrapes horns.
- An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
- Clipping of bellyscraper.
- One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
- An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
- One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
- In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
- (slang, Bay Area) A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims.
- A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.
- A tool used by engravers.
- An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
- (archaeology) A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.
- any of various hand tools for scraping
noun
noun
- inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
- a worker who makes metal castings
- (genetics) A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation).
- One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
- (veterinary medicine) A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves.
- One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.
verb
- fail utterly; collapse
- sink below the surface
- stumble and nearly fall
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- (intransitive, especially of horses) To fall; to stumble and go lame.
- (transitive) To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
- (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
- (intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink.
noun
- The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
- The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
- a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
noun
- A fetter for the foot.
- (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- peduncle (any sense)
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
- pedicel (any sense)
- a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
noun
- angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
- a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway
- (US, also attributively) A single intersection consisting of two opposing T-junctions in close proximity; an intersection with a staggered cross street.
- (architecture) A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.
- (golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
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noun
- A foot equipped with such.
- (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
- (graph theory) A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- (botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- a bird's foot
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
verb
noun
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- A short piece of audio (shortened version of audio clip, or alternatively clipping of audio).
- (military, colloquial) A removable magazine of a firearm.
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
- (military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- (fishing, UK, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
- (informal) A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- a sharp slanting blow
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- the act of clipping or snipping
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
verb
- (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- (computer graphics, video games, ambitransitive) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- (slang, transitive) To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- (slang, transitive) to grab or take stealthily.
- (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To make a clip; to cut a section of video from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- To grip tightly.
- (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- (surgery, transitive) To treat (an aneurysm) by closing it off with a physical clip.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- (slang) To assassinate; to bump off.
- (American football) To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- run at a moderately swift pace
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- attach with a clip
noun
- (agriculture) Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”).
- A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical), a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.
- (nautical) A length of cable or chain equal to 12½ fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).
- (usually in the plural) A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
- Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.
- (dice games) A dice game; also, an event at which tickets are sold for chances to be drawn to win prizes; a raffle.
- A person who is idle or lazy; an idler.
- (rail transport) A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
verb
- To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
- To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).
- (intransitive) Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
- To rattle or shake (something).
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of two things: to connect or couple together.
- To provide (something) with a shackle.
- To put (something) into disorder; specifically (agriculture), to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- restrain with fetters
- bind the arms of
noun
- A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
- (figuratively) The outside or perimeter of any activity.
- (sports, usually in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
- (Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
- A line at the side of something.
- (Philippines) A side hustle.
- Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
- (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.
- an auxiliary line of merchandise
- a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- an auxiliary activity
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- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
verb
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
noun
noun
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
- (Midland US) An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
- (logic) The symbol ⊃.
- The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
- The U shape of a horseshoe.
- A U-shaped life buoy.
verb
noun
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
- (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
- footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
- (engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.
- A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
- The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- (slang) A fake passport.
- (by extension, slang) A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
- Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
- A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
- (architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
- A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
- The part of a brake for a wheeled vehicle which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
- (historical) An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East.
- (footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.
- An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
- (card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
- An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
- A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
- An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
verb
verb
- rear backwards on its hind legs
- start with anger or resentment or in protest
- (of a quadruped, usually a horse) To stand on two rear legs, as an aggressive or fearful gesture.
- (of a person, by extension) To stand, pull back or otherwise reposition oneself, often as a sudden response to a change or in preparation for an imminent reaction.