underfoot
IPA: ʌndɝfˈʊt
noun
- A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.
verb
- (transitive) To provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
- (accounting) To assign a column summary that is less than the sum of all the entries in that column.
adjective
- Situated under one's foot or feet.
- In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
- Downtrodden; abject.
adverb
- Under one's foot or feet.
- In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.
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Examples of "underfoot" in Sentences
- But 'twill take root and flourish still, tho 'underfoot 'tis trod;
- And when earthquakes hit mining regions, remember that the ground underfoot is mostly hollow.
- For example, for Thanksgiving dinner you can give them tasks, because they're kind of underfoot in the kitchen.
- I think there were some articles at LAF about keeping house with children "underfoot" but i haven't had time to locate them.
- The moisture removing feature of our air conditioners keep the air clear, but the unpleasant feeling underfoot is much more difficult, if not impossible, to get rid of.
- The ploughed fields are crimson; the mud underfoot is crimson; the little torrent hurrying down the ravine by the roadside is crimson; the very puddles are crimson also.
- He's a little less coordinated, too, and I've noted for the past few months that he's sometimes "underfoot" and also gives me flat tires in his desire to rush ahead or rush around when we're going for a walk.
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