underfoot

[ uhn-der-foot ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈfʊt /

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adverb

under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.

so as to form an obstruction, as in walking; in the way: the ends of her sash falling constantly underfoot.

adjective

lying under the foot or feet; in a position to be trodden upon.

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Origin of underfoot

1150–1200; Middle English underfot (adv.). See under-, foot

Words nearby underfoot

underfelt, under fire, underfired, underfloor, underflow, underfoot, underframe, underfunded, underfur, undergarment, undergird

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How to use underfoot in a sentence

That day I had on powder skis by East Coast standards, that were 98 millimeters underfoot.
An Ode to Skinny Skis|Dan Schwartz|March 5, 2021|Outside Online
Camber underfoot and a full wood core is what adds to the pop, but that 92-millimeter waist width is a factor, too.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period|Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi|March 4, 2021|Outside Online
The wires that connect the batteries to the heating panels in the sock may be more noticeable underfoot, but you can get a pair with ultra-thin wires that you’ll hardly feel.
Best heated socks: The absolute warmest socks for cold conditions|PopSci Commerce Team|February 25, 2021|Popular-Science
Since the late 1990s, manufacturers tried to pawn off old-school frame bindings—the ones that elevate you off the ski and force you to lift an underfoot platform with each step—as the fix.
Marker’s New Touring Binding Does (Almost) Everything|Marc Peruzzi|February 22, 2021|Outside Online

In 1995, Atomic released the Powder Plus, one of the first fat skis, with a waist width of 95 millimeters underfoot.
These New Skis Have Gone Too Far|Kimberly Beekman|February 4, 2021|Outside Online
It is very unlikely though that there is an epidemic underfoot in California.
Relax, There’s No Polio Epidemic—Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They wish to indulge their sense of power, which is best done by grinding underfoot those who cannot retaliate.
Why We Must Defend Writers|Margaret Atwood|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Not while I had the open prairie underfoot and the summer sky above, and hands to strike a blow or pull a trigger.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The walls were covered with silk and velvet hangings, ornamented with gold fringe, while rich carpets were spread underfoot.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
But, underfoot, beyond question, lay nothing but the broken heaps of stones that betokened a building long since crumbled to dust.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
The ground shook and shook underfoot, each shock seeming greater, to add its strength to the one preceding it.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
They trod a strange soil, strange flowers underfoot, strange birds in the air, strange leaves on the trees.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for underfoot

underfoot

/ (ˌʌndəˈfʊt) /

adverb

underneath the feet; on the ground

in a position of subjugation or subservience

in the way

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