Adjective: hoofed hûft or hooft [N. Amer], hooft [Brit]Verb: hoof hûf or hoof [N. Amer], hoof [Brit]
- [informal] Walk
"let's hoof it to the disco";
- foot [informal], leg it [informal], hoof it [informal], ankle [N. Amer, informal]
- [informal] (dance) dance in a professional capacity
"The chorus line hoofed it across the stage"
- Make a powerful kick
"he hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box"
See also: solid-hoofed
Type of: dance, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic], walk
Antonym: unguiculate
Encyclopedia: Hoofed
Hoof, William