meter vs foot

meter and foot both are nouns.

meter and foot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meter	Yes	No	Yes	No
foot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, foot is a hyponym of meter; that is, foot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meter:

meter: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Other hyponyms of meter include catalexis, scansion, common measure, common meter, metrical foot, metrical unit.

meter (noun)	foot (noun)
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity	travel by walking
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration	any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse	the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)	lowest support of a structure
	a support resembling a pedal extremity
	the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
	(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
	an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
	the lower part of anything
	a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
	a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

meter (verb)	foot (verb)
measure with a meter	add a column of numbers
stamp with a meter indicating the postage	walk
	pay for something

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