bigfoot

Syllables: Big·foot/ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/

bigfoot verb: to control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over. Also the alternative letter-case form of Bigfoot.

Verb (1)

bigfoot (third-person singular simple present bigfoots, present participle bigfooting, simple past and past participle bigfooted)

(capitalized, informal, sometimes, transitive) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
- Most recently, Allen bigfooted Walter out of the way to explore a merger with SBC Communications, Inc., the largest of the regional Bells.1997 July 28, Jill Smolowe et al., “AT&T Unplugs a CEO-To-Be”, in Time
- "Joel is out to get the best and brightest. It is his team to build," Walcott said, his comments appearing to reject speculation that Bloomberg was bigfooting the deputy search.2002 August 7, Joanne Wasserman, Alison Gendar, “School Chief Seeks No. 2”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 27 May 2009
Synonyms:

push around
(capitalized, informal, intransitive, sometimes) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
- Later, Dick Cheney was Bigfooting around the West Wing, looking for heads.2006 July 26, Ron Suskind, “FRONTLINE: News War Interviews”, in PBS.com, retrieved 27 May 2009
Synonyms:

pull the strings, swagger

Noun (1)

bigfoot (plural bigfeet)

(informal) A person with a big footprint; a prominent person, especially a journalist.
- And he's living a pundit’s dream by being frequently cited—not just by fellow bloggers, but by media bigfeet.2002 May 19, Steven Levy, “Will The Blogs Kill Old Media?”, in Newsweek, volume 139
- Along with other media bigfeet, I chatted up Rummy and C.I.A. chief George Tenet, both of whom were in on the secret of the capture of Saddam a few hours before.2003 December 15, William Safire, “From the ‘Spider Hole’”, in The New York Times, section A, page 27

Proper noun capitalized: Bigfoot

Bigfoot

A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.
- This imprint was made either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning by "Big Foot".[1958 October 6, Andrew Genzoli, “Huge Foot Prints Hold Mystery Of Friendly Bluff Creek Giant”, in Humboldt Times, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2010
- Stories of “Bigfoot,” an eight-foot denizen of the forest in Northern California’s wild Trinity County, are among the main topics of conversation in that area. He is supposedly an Indian or half-breed who has reverted to an animal existence. A footprint believed to be his was measured by a Redding...1961 July 1, “Big deal”, in Boot and Shoe Recorder, volume 160, number 3, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Company, →OCLC, The Last Word, page 68, column 3
Synonyms:

Sasquatch, North American Wood Ape

Noun (2) capitalized: Bigfoot

Bigfoot (plural Bigfoot or Bigfeet or Bigfoots)

An individual creature of this type.
- My answer to those who believe that all Bigfoot are just huge cuddly Ewoks is to remind them that there is plenty of evidence that every member of the great apes family […] has exhibited hostility […].2007, Matthew Scott Hansen, The Shadowkiller: A Novel, page 434
- The striking news on the appearance of a Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi Provnice^([sic – meaning Province]) recently spread among local residents of Mei County located near the foot of Taibai Mountain. Is Taibai Mountain really home to a Bigfoot?
  Who encountered the Bigfoot on Taibai...2010 October 15, “Bigfoot sighted on Taibai Mountain”, in 叶欣, editor, People's Daily, archived from the original on 23 May 2015

Verb (2) capitalized: Bigfoot

Bigfoot (third-person singular simple present Bigfoots, present participle Bigfooting, simple past and past participle Bigfooted)

Alternative letter-case form of bigfoot.

Also used as

bigfoot is also the alternative letter-case form of Bigfoot.

bigfoot meaning in Kannada

bigfoot in Kannada

ಬಿಗ್ಫೂಟ್ಗೆ, ಬಿಗ್ಫುಟ್ಗೆ

Synonyms of bigfoot

Forms of bigfoot

Verb
third-person singular present	bigfoots
present participle	bigfooting
past participle	bigfooted
past	bigfooted
third-person singular present	Bigfoots
present participle	Bigfooting
past participle	Bigfooted
past	Bigfooted
Noun
plural	bigfeet
plural	Bigfoot
plural	Bigfeet
plural	Bigfoots
Proper noun
alternative form	Big Foot
alternative form	bigfoot

Origin of bigfoot

August/September 1958, originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints.

Words formed from bigfoot

Questions about bigfoot

What does bigfoot mean?: Bigfoot means to control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
What is bigfoot in Kannada?: Bigfoot in Kannada is ಬಿಗ್ಫೂಟ್ಗೆ, ಬಿಗ್ಫುಟ್ಗೆ. See Bigfoot meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is bigfoot?: Bigfoot can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bigfoot?: Bigfoot is pronounced /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/.
What is the past tense of bigfoot?: The past tense of bigfoot is bigfooted.

Words near bigfoot in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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