instep
noun/ˈɪnstep/
/ˈɪnstep/
- the top part of the foot between the ankle and toesTopics Bodyc2
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- the part of a shoe that covers the instep
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with West Frisian ynstap ‘opening in a shoe for insertion of the foot’.
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