UNDERFOOT

underfoot

(adverb) under the feet; “trampled the beans underfoot”; “green grass growing underfoot”

underfoot

(adverb) in the way and hindering progress; “a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

underfoot (not comparable)

Situated under one's foot or feet.

In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.

Downtrodden; abject.

Adverb

underfoot (not comparable)

Under one's foot or feet.

In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.

Noun

underfoot (plural underfoots)

A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.

Verb

underfoot (third-person singular simple present underfoots, present participle underfooting, simple past and past participle underfooted)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Un`der*foot", adv.

Definition: Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.

Un`der*foot", a.

Definition: Low; base; abject; trodden down.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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