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afoot |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Afoot \A*foot"\, adv [Pref. a- + foot.] 1. On foot. We 'll walk afoot a while --Shak. 2. Fig.: In motion; in action astir; in progress. The matter being afoot. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: afoot adj 1: traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"; "a walking tour of the town"; "a walking and talking doll" [syn: {afoot(p)}, {walking(a)}] 2: currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: {afoot(p)}, {underway}] adv : on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
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