barefoot

[bair-foot]

adjective

1. Also barefooted. with the feet bare.

   a barefoot boy;

   to walk barefoot.

2. Carpentry.,  (of a post or stud) secured to a sill or the like without mortising.

barefoot

/ ˈbɛəˌfʊt /

adjective

1. with the feet uncovered

Word History and Origins

Origin of barefoot¹

before 1000; Middle English barfot, Old English bærfōt. See bare ¹, foot

Example Sentences

Behind him, some 20 other prisoners in brown jumpsuits sat barefoot on the floor.

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"I would walk to the end of the earth, backwards, forwards, upside down, barefoot, to make sure my kids have a better future," says Ricky.

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As he gets closer, though, I see that he walks barefoot on the net’s fine strands with perfect balance.

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Between fall and spring, the fishermen "spend 12 hours in challenging conditions, barefoot in the waters of the river mouths, from 6 pm until sunrise -- all without appropriate kit," said the environmental campaigner.

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Around her, dancers of all ages shook their hips to Arabic music, shimmying barefoot as a woman with a neck tattoo played the derbake, a traditional drum.

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