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In the way
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underfoot
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES trample sb/sth underfoot ▪ The children were in danger of being trampled underfoot in the crowd. trampled underfoot ▪ Their interests and rights had been trampled underfoot. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB trample ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, underfot "under the feet," from under + foot (n.). Compare similarly formed Middle Dutch ondervoete . As an adjective, attested from 1590s; in reference to persons, "continually in the way," it is recorded from 1891. Middle English under fot meant ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Situated under one’s feet. adv. 1 ''(to crush, to trample, etc.)'' under one's feet. 2 in the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. under the feet; "trampled the beans underfoot"; "green grass growing underfoot" in the way and hindering progress; "a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot"
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Underfoot \Un`der*foot"\, a. Low; base; abject; trodden down.
Usage examples of underfoot.
Any kind of dune, from very fine ripples underfoot to truly gargantuan barchan dunes.
His line was vanishing, deep water was to the left, slippery rocks underfoot, nose plugs bonking his forehead with every stride, and that indescribable, horrid oxygen smell was overpowering him.
Strange white shapes littered the floor, crunching brittlely underfoot.
Mrs Clarence was in bed in a large room with a huge bay window draped extravagantly in brocade, a thick carpet underfoot and some massive dark furniture.
Underfoot the ice is white, with tiny broken air bubbles marring the surface, like minuscule crater rings.
By the dim glow of the light-box shining atop the parquetry table next to the door, her brief glance swept the opulent suite, taking in the lustrous silk-hung panels, the heavy blue velvet draperies, and the rich Persian carpet underfoot.
The passway lay narrow and slick underfoot, and his best idea for navigation was to keep the creek within hearing to his left and not climb any ridges to the right.
I used my penlight sparingly, picking my way with care through heavy brush, twigs snapping underfoot.
Bianca followed her and mooned about the kitchen, getting underfoot and upsetting a pot of broth, till Primavera scolded her and sent her off.
At least daily, Proxenus would startle Aedon out of his frequent reveries in the courtyard by whacking him on the head with his makeshift wooden sword, sending him into a chase that would end with the boys racing through the house, wrestling on the hard tile floors and getting underfoot of the long-suffering elderly servants who attempted to maintain order.
Harold tried not to step on any of the scampering rats underfoot as he crossed the pit into the tunnel.
It was the fifteenth of November, and the leaves were damp and felt sloshy underfoot.
He had never seen so much stone, or so much fodder stacked in yellowing heaps next to barns, or so many chickens running and squawking underfoot, or so many barrels and kegs of food.
While he was not thrilled by the prospect of having a superintelligent child underfoot for the duration of the journey, he could not deny the logic behind its presence.
Quickly, the other two were ignited and the smoking torches stomped out underfoot on the terrazzo floor.