English Explanatory Dictionary

underfoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Situated under one's foot or feet.
  2. In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
  3. Downtrodden; abject.
adv
  1. Under one's foot or feet.
  2. In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.
noun
  1. A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.
verb
  1. To provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
  2. To assign a column summary that is less than the sum of all the entries in that column.

Pronunciation

/ʌndɚˈfʊt/ /ʌndəˈfʊt/ en-us-underfoot.ogg

Word forms

underfoot underfoots underfooting underfooted

Etymology

From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”).

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