Collocations for foot - noun
1. part of the body
ADJECTIVE
left,
right
back, front
He shifted his weight onto his back foot.
back, front
He shifted his weight onto his back foot.
dainty,
little,
small,
tiny
big, enormous
narrow, wide
flat
He was excused military service because of his flat feet.
big, enormous
narrow, wide
flat
He was excused military service because of his flat feet.
bare
It's dangerous to walk on the beach in/with bare feet.
It's dangerous to walk on the beach in/with bare feet.
blistered,
swollen
broken
dirty, smelly
booted, stockinged
the rumble of many booted feet on the bridge
He padded across the room in his stockinged feet (= wearing socks but no shoes).
broken
dirty, smelly
booted, stockinged
the rumble of many booted feet on the bridge
He padded across the room in his stockinged feet (= wearing socks but no shoes).
webbed
Ducks' webbed feet help them to swim.
Ducks' webbed feet help them to swim.
silent
He slipped across the corridor on silent feet.
He slipped across the corridor on silent feet.
quick
a player with quick feet and a great turn of pace
a player with quick feet and a great turn of pace
leaden
He walked to the examination room with leaden feet.
He walked to the examination room with leaden feet.
winged
(often figurative)
She flew on winged feet (= ran fast) up the narrow stairway.
She flew on winged feet (= ran fast) up the narrow stairway.
VERB + foot
get to,
jump to,
leap to,
rise to,
scramble to
He got shakily to his feet.
He got shakily to his feet.
be on
I've been on my feet all day and I need to sit down for a rest.
I've been on my feet all day and I need to sit down for a rest.
place,
plant,
put
I planted my feet firmly on the chair and reached up to the top window.
She put her foot down on the accelerator and the car lurched forward.
I planted my feet firmly on the chair and reached up to the top window.
She put her foot down on the accelerator and the car lurched forward.
lift,
raise
He raised his foot off the brake.
He raised his foot off the brake.
stamp,
stomp
tap
She was tapping her foot impatiently.
tap
She was tapping her foot impatiently.
swing
He swung a foot at the ball but missed completely.
He swung a foot at the ball but missed completely.
kick
shuffle
drag
She dragged her feet as she reluctantly followed her parents.
shuffle
drag
She dragged her feet as she reluctantly followed her parents.
wipe
Wipe your feet when you come in from the street.
Wipe your feet when you come in from the street.
tread on
(esp. BrE)
That man trod on my foot and he didn't even apologize.
That man trod on my foot and he didn't even apologize.
foot + VERB
catch
His foot caught in the cable and he fell under the train.
His foot caught in the cable and he fell under the train.
slip
My foot slipped as I was about to shoot and I missed the ball.
My foot slipped as I was about to shoot and I missed the ball.
crunch,
pound,
shuffle
I heard feet crunching over the gravel outside the house.
I heard feet crunching over the gravel outside the house.
dangle
I sat by the river with my feet dangling in the water.
I sat by the river with my feet dangling in the water.
kick
They carried him out of the room with his feet kicking.
They carried him out of the room with his feet kicking.
sink
My feet sank deep into the mud.
My feet sank deep into the mud.
hit sth,
touch sth
He shivered as his feet touched the cold floor.
He shivered as his feet touched the cold floor.
foot + NOUN
massage
injury
passenger (BrE), soldier
Foot passengers were allowed to leave the ferry before the vehicles.
injury
passenger (BrE), soldier
Foot passengers were allowed to leave the ferry before the vehicles.
traffic
patrol
soldiers on foot patrol
patrol
soldiers on foot patrol
pedal
PREPOSITION
beneath your foot,
under your foot
The snow crunched beneath her feet.
The snow crunched beneath her feet.
from foot to foot
They looked unsure and shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
They looked unsure and shifted uneasily from foot to foot.
on foot
The city is best explored on foot.
The city is best explored on foot.
in the/your foot
He's broken several bones in his left foot.
He's broken several bones in his left foot.
with the/your foot
She kicked the ball with her right foot.
She kicked the ball with her right foot.
PHRASES
the ball of the/your foot
I squatted down to speak to the boy, balancing on the balls of my feet.
I squatted down to speak to the boy, balancing on the balls of my feet.
from head to foot
She was dressed from head to foot in green velvet.
She was dressed from head to foot in green velvet.
put your feet up
He likes to put his feet up and watch TV when he gets home.
He likes to put his feet up and watch TV when he gets home.
set foot in sth,
set foot on sth
the first European to set foot in Australia
the first European to set foot in Australia
the sole of the/your foot
The soles of my feet were covered in blisters.
The soles of my feet were covered in blisters.