pad the hoof
pad the hoof verb: synonym of beat the hoof (“walk; go on foot”).
Verb
pad the hoof (third-person singular simple present pads the hoof, present participle padding the hoof, simple past and past participle padded the hoof)
- Synonym of beat the hoof (“walk; go on foot”).
- Many who had engaged and dressed for seats in the various conveyances, found themselves necessitated to pad the hoof in all their bravery; and ladies were obliged to walk, on that day, who never imagined they would have so vulgarized their sandaled legs and feet.1839, Henry Curling, Some Account of The Field of the Cloth of Gold of Eglintoun, page 21
- "If I knew I should not be padding the hoof," he said.1894, Stanley John Weyman, “I. The Fair at Fécamp”, in The Man in Black
- Synonyms:
- beat the hoof
Synonyms of pad the hoof
Forms of pad the hoof
| third-person singular present | pads the hoof |
|---|---|
| present participle | padding the hoof |
| past participle | padded the hoof |
| past | padded the hoof |
Questions about pad the hoof
- What does pad the hoof mean?
- Pad the hoof means synonym of beat the hoof (“walk; go on foot”).
- What part of speech is pad the hoof?
- Pad the hoof is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pad the hoof?
- The past tense of pad the hoof is padded the hoof.
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