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instep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɪnˌstɛp/ (US)

Etymology

From in- + step.

Meanings

1. The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
   • high instep
   • The boot pressed uncomfortably against his instep.
   • arched instep
   • She kicked the ball with the inside of her instep.
   • injured instep
2. A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.
3. In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

Forms

Deriveds

instepped · instep borer

Relateds

metatarsus

Translations (41)

nl wreef (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · li wreef (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · it collo del piede (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · et pöid (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ko 발등 (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · gl empeña (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · uk підйо́м (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · is rist (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ja 足の甲 (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ru подъём (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · rm dies dal pe (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · es empeine (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · de Fußrücken (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · eo instepo (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · de Rist (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · el κουντεπιέ (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · nds-de Wree (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ki rũnyarĩrĩ (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · qu kancha (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · nb vrist (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ca empenya (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · de Fußspann (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · vo gared (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · sq qafëz (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · cy cefn troed (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · sk priehlavok (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · hu rüszt (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · de [1] Spann (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · pt peito do pé (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · mi kapu (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · vi mu bàn chân (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · br choug an troad (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · wyi ngarrgi djinang (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · pl podbicie (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · la metatarsus (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · fr cou-de-pied (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · cs nárt (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · fi jalkapöytä (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · lb Foussréck (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · fy krop (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle) · ga trácht (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)