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# forefoot

«forefoot» in Mova's school dictionary: **One of the front feet of an animal with four legs** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a forefoot, forefeet)

### meaning for a pupil

1) One of the front feet of an animal with four legs. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forefoot» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forefoot/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.