flatfoot Synonyms
Another word for flatfoot
• noun (Context 1)
A police officer or detective, especially one who patrols a beat on foot (informal or slang).
"In classic noir novels, the private investigator often clashes with a local cop."
• noun (Context 2)
A traditional style of solo percussive folk dance from the Appalachian region, characterized by keeping the feet close to the floor.
"Fiddlers played a lively tune while elders demonstrated traditional Appalachian flatfooting on the porch."
• verb (Context 3)
To perform a traditional Appalachian percussive step dance with the feet kept close to the floor.
"She learned to clog from her grandfather at community square dances in Virginia."
• verb (Context 4)
To walk, patrol, or hurry along on foot (informal).
"The officers had to hoof it it down the alley when the patrol car could not fit through the narrow gap."