UNDERFOOT Definition & Meaning

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underfoot

[ uhn-der-foot ]

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adverb

under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below:
The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
so as to form an obstruction, as in walking; in the way:
the ends of her sash falling constantly underfoot.

adjective

lying under the foot or feet; in a position to be trodden upon.

underfoot

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adverb

underneath the feet; on the ground
in a position of subjugation or subservience
in the way

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of underfoot¹

1150–1200; Middle English underfot (adv.). See under-, foot

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In no time at all, Amy is wandering the halls, peeking in on patients, getting underfoot.

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Remnants of desiccated hay crunched underfoot, and the sun-baked soil was fragmented with deep cracks.

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"As soon as people arrived on the scene, their use of the cave was very intensive, with clear evidence of burning and trampling of the shelter floor underfoot."

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What they build instead — by de-paving key areas to open up planting beds and turning the excavated chunks into new walls or mosaic-like hardscapes underfoot — seems to work visually in Philadelphia, too.

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“You’re underfoot, little dude,” says Dad as he makes his way from the fridge to the front of the store.

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