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English Dictionary: afoot by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
afoot
adv
  1. on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
adj
  1. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
  2. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"
    Synonym(s): afoot(p), underway
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Afoot \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]
      1. On foot.
  
                     We 'll walk afoot a while.                  --Shak.
  
      2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
  
                     The matter being afoot.                     --Shak.
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