 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
afoot
adjective
1: traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this
morning" [syn: {afoot(p)}]
2: currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are
afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: {afoot(p)},
{underway}]
adverb: on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail
are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Afoot \A*foot"\, adverb [Pref. a- + foot.]
1. On foot.
We 'll walk afoot a while. --Shak.
2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
The matter being afoot. --Shak.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "afoot":
accidental, accompanying, ado, afloat, astir, by foot,
circumstantial, current, doing, eventuating, footback, going on,
happening, in full swing, in hand, in the wind, incidental,
occasional, occurring, on, on foot, on footback, ongoing, passing,
prevailing, prevalent, resultant, stirring, taking place,
under way
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