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Definition of hoof verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hoof

verb
 
/huːf/
 
/huːf/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hoof
 
/huːf/
 
/huːf/
he / she / it hoofs
 
/huːfs/
 
/huːfs/
past simple hoofed
 
/huːft/
 
/huːft/
past participle hoofed
 
/huːft/
 
/huːft/
-ing form hoofing
 
/ˈhuːfɪŋ/
 
/ˈhuːfɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. hoof something to kick a ball very hard or a long way
    Word OriginOld English hōf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoef and German Huf.
Idioms
hoof it
  1. (informal) to go somewhere on foot; to walk somewhere
    • We hoofed it all the way to 42nd Street.
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