Hypertext Webster Gateway: "afoot"
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) 1.7 (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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