| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The lowest or supporting part or structure: base1, basis, bed, bottom, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, seat, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See OVER. | | VERB: | 1. To combine (figures) to form a sum. Also used with up: add (up), cast, sum (up), tot2 (up), total, totalize. See INCREASE. 2. To move rhythmically to music, using patterns of steps or gestures: dance, step. Slang : hoof. Idioms: cut a rug, foot it, trip the light fantastic. See REPETITION, WORK. 3. To go on foot: ambulate, pace, step, tread, walk. Slang : hoof. Idioms: foot it. See MOVE.
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