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The front third of your foot, doing all the propulsion work your heel takes credit for.
means The front part of the foot, from the arch to the toes, which bears weight and pushes off during walking or running.
from A straightforward compound from Old English 'fore' (before, in front) plus 'foot' — the same pattern as forearm or forehead. It originally described the front foot of a four-legged animal, especially in older usage about horses and livestock, before extending to the front portion of a human foot and even, in shipbuilding, to the lower curved part of a ship's bow.
- sprinters use
- land almost entirely on forefoot, never heel
- houses five
- metatarsals plus toes, no ankle involved
- running shift
- barefoot style favors forefoot over heel strike
- nautical cousin
- also names the bow curve of a ship