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underfoot

un·der·foot

UK/ʌndəˈfʊt/ US/ʌndəˈfɵt/ uncommon

adverb

1.

under the feet

  • “trampled the beans underfoot”
  • “green grass growing underfoot”
2.

in the way and hindering progress

  • “a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot”

Origin

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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