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Homonyms 5

foot [fʊt]. The obvious meaning is the part of the body that you walk on. But this is also the base or end of something (e.g. a bed) and an imperial measure of length (approximately 30cm) made up of 12 inches. The phrase “to foot the bill” means to pay.

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