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# forefoot

noun (a forefoot, forefeet)

«forefoot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. One of the front feet of an animal with four legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#m1)
2. (sailing) The lowest front part of a ship's hull, where the keel meets the stem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on animals: moles dig with their strong forefeet, horses stamp with a forefoot. In The Wind in the Willows the animals often use their forepaws and forefeet. Useful to describe how animals move and dig.

### Examples

- The mole digs with its broad forefeet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x1)
- The pony lifted one forefoot to be shod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x2)
- The dog put a forefoot on my knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x3)
- A kangaroo's forefeet are small; its back feet are huge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x4)
- The rabbit cleaned its face with its forefeet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x5)
- The ship's forefoot cut through the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#x6)

### Note

Irregular plural: forefeet (like foot → feet). «Fore» means front; the back ones are hind feet. For dogs and cats people often say «front paws».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forefoot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forefoot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forefoot.html) on Mova free.