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Definition of instep noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

instep

noun

/ˈɪnstep/

/ˈɪnstep/

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the top part of the foot between the ankle and toesTopics Bodyc2

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the part of a shoe that covers the instep

Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with West Frisian ynstap ‘opening in a shoe for insertion of the foot’.

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