foot drop

noun

, Pathology.

1. extension of the foot caused by paralysis of the flexor muscles of the leg.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foot drop¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

I didn't think even he would tackle a sixty-thousand-foot drop.

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Before us, over the brink of a five hundred-foot drop, a great glistening plain stretched into the distance.

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Frederick ordered her to be quiet, and she let her foot drop again on the leather upholstery.

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Whew, I wouldn't like to take the chances of a thirty-foot drop like that, if the branch broke or his trousers tore!

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There was a six-foot drop on the far side into a lane; but it was now neck or nothing, so I let myself go.

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