Instep

Word INSTEP
Character 6
Hyphenation in step
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Definitions and meanings of "Instep"

What do we mean by instep?

The arched middle part of the human foot between the toes and the ankle. noun

The part of a shoe or stocking covering the instep. noun

In entomology, the first joint of an insect's tarsus when it is very long and broad; the planta. noun

The arch of the foot; the highest part of the upper side of the human foot, near its junction with the leg; technically, the upper surface of the tarsus. noun

Hence A corresponding part of the hind limb of some animals, as the front of the horse's hind leg from the hock to the pastern. noun

The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint. noun

The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the instep{1}. noun

That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint. noun

The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle. noun

A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot. noun

The part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot noun

The arch of the foot noun

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The word "instep" in example sentences

First a cover and then a hot brick to the soles of her feet; but put it right under the instep, that is where the life is. … ❋ Unknown (1917)

I explained, in turn, that, never having experienced a yaw in that locality, I was driven to conclude the hollow of the instep was the most painful place for yaw-culture. ❋ Unknown (1913)

Bar-rail instep, which is a fallen arch reversed, was a common complaint among us. ❋ Tony Sarg (1910)

Shiny black patent leather flats with a convertible strap that flipped behind the heel or over the instep were a particularly meaningful rite of passage for me, since it meant that I was allowed to wear 'big girl' shoes, not just little girl Mary Janes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In some races and in certain individuals it is much developed, so as to give the high instep which is prized as an evidence of good blood. ❋ Various (N/A)

It will be displayed along with other portraits of the artist at an exhibition in the southern town of Vaglio, in the "instep" of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, from April 8 through Aug. 31. ❋ Unknown (2009)

_] [186] The bar of gold above the instep is a mark of sovereign rank in the women of the families of the Deys, and is worn as such by their female relatives. ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

The Celtic “[l]eg and foot [is] usually well-developed, thigh long in proportion, instep high, ankle well-shapen and of moderate size; the step is very elastic, and rather springing.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

I do the increase-decrease thing every three rounds, and the line of decreases has now curved around to the outer edge of the instep stitches. ❋ Jean (2009)

About a half-inch before the heel, I added an additional purl stitch to the pattern, making a k1, p1 section across the instep to allow more stretch there. ❋ Jean (2009)

I have a high instep and am diabetic and found that Cat Bordhi's Coriolis socks fit wonderfully. ❋ Jean (2009)

That is, the decreases are at the bottom of the heel flap, between the flap and the sole, instead of, as usual, at the top, between the flap and the instep. ❋ Jean (2009)

Across the left ankle, from instep to heel, were scattered half a dozen scars the size of half-dollars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The instep of his foot caught Michael squarely under the chest, half knocking the breath out of him and wholly lifting him into the air, so that he fell heavily on his side. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then try to imagine your whole body so laced, only much more tightly, and that the squeeze, instead of being merely on the instep of one foot, is on your entire trunk, compressing to the seeming of death your heart, your lungs, and all the rest of your vital and essential organs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Have you ever laced your shoe too tightly and, after half an hour, experienced that excruciating pain across the instep of the obstructed circulation? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Fancy snatched her foot away from Kit and rubbed the bite mark her sister had left on her instep. ❋ Dia Reeves (2011)

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