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FOOT UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foot up mean?
• FOOT UP (verb)
The verb FOOT UP has 1 sense:
1. add a column of numbers
Familiarity information: FOOT UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Add a column of numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
foot; foot up
Hypernyms (to "foot up" is one way to...):
add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)
Domain category:
arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
Laurie went on the box so Meg could keep her foot up, and the girls talked over their party in freedom.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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