hoof

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /hʊf/ or /huːf/
• SAMPA: /hUf/ or /hu:f/

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Noun

Singular hoof

Plural hoofs or hooves

Hooves of a horse.

1. (countable) A hoof is a foot of an animal with hard feet.

   The horseshoes are nailed to the horse's hoofs.

Verb

Plain form hoof

Third-person singular hoofs

Past tense hoofed

Past participle hoofed

Present participle hoofing

1. (slang) If you hoof, you walk.
   • Synonyms: foot and walk

   My car is broken so we'll have to hoof it. We'll only be walking 3 blocks.