| Hoof 1. (n.) The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. 2. (n.) A hoofed animal; a beast. 3. (n.) See Ungula. 4. (v. i.) To walk as cattle. 5. (v. i.) To be on a tramp; to foot. Thesaurus Entries ambulate, ankle, arch, circumambulate, clog, clubfoot, dance, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, foot it, forefoot, forepaw, fox-trot, harefoot, heel, hoof it, hop, instep, jaywalk, jog on, leg, leg it, pace, pad, pastern, patte, paw, pedal extremity, pedes, pedestrianize, perambulate, peripateticate, pes, pied, prance, pug, shake, shimmy, shuffle, shuffle along, skip, sole, splayfoot, step, stride, stump it, tap-dance, toe, tootsy, traipse, tread, trip, troop, trotter, ungula, walk, waltz |