hoof
To trample with hoovesTo trample with hooves.
» I'm not hoofing it.
Я не собираюсь идти пешком.
Я не собираюсь топать пешком.
Meaning
4 sensesTo trample with hooves.
(colloquial)To walk.
walk
(informal)To dance, especially as a professional.
dance in a professional capacity
(colloquial, transitive)To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.
Examples
31 sentencesI'm not hoofing it.
ruЯ не собираюсь идти пешком. — marafon
If nobody gives us a ride, we'll have to hoof it.
Якщо нас ніхто не підвезе, то ми будемо змушені йти пішки — zeusfsx
ruЕсли никто нас не подвезёт, придётся топать пешком. — marafon
Hippogriff hooves make the finest gelatin.
deAus den Hufen des Hippogryph lässt sich die feinste Gelatine herstellen. — MUIRIEL
The shoe fell off the horse's hoof.
ruПодкова спала с копыта лошади. — Selena777
Tom hoofed the ball up the pitch.
deTom drosch den Ball in Richtung des gegnerischen Tores. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-GerInherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós (compare Sanskrit शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto).
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Forms
hoofs, hoofing, hoofed, hoofedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle