instep
US/ˈɪnˌstɛp/
instep noun: the arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
Noun
instep (plural insteps)
instep meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Vietnamese
instep in Tamil
- கால் விரல்களுக்கும், புதைமிதியின் மேற்பகுதி
instep in Malayalam
- പുറങ്കാൽ, കാൽത്തറ, കാലിൻറെ പുറവടി
instep in Kannada
- ಮೇಲ್ಗಾಲು, ಮೇಲ್ಪಾದ, ಪಾದದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ, ಮೇಲಡಿ, ಕಾಲುಚೀಲದ ಆ ಭಾಗ, ಬೂಟುಗಳ ಆ ಭಾಗ
instep in Vietnamese
- top of the foot between the toes and the ankle
- mu bàn chân
Examples of instep in a sentence
- The boot pressed uncomfortably against his instep.
- She kicked the ball with the inside of her instep.
Forms of instep
| plural | insteps |
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Origin of instep
From in- + step.
Words formed from instep
Phrases with instep
Questions about instep
- What does instep mean?
- Instep means the arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
- What is instep in Tamil?
- Instep in Tamil is கால் விரல்களுக்கும், புதைமிதியின் மேற்பகுதி. See Instep meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use instep in a sentence?
- The boot pressed uncomfortably against his instep.
- What part of speech is instep?
- Instep is a noun.
- How do you pronounce instep?
- Instep is pronounced /ˈɪnˌstɛp/ (US).
- What is the plural of instep?
- The plural of instep is insteps.
Words near instep in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: instep (page history and authors); instep (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); instep (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); instep (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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