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un⋅der⋅foot

  [uhn-der-foot]
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–adverb
1. under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
2. so as to form an obstruction, as in walking; in the way: the ends of her sash falling constantly underfoot.
–adjective
3. lying under the foot or feet; in a position to be trodden upon.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME underfot (adv.). See under-, foot
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un·der·foot   (ŭn'dər-fŏŏt')   
adv.  

  1. Below or under the foot or feet; against the ground: trampled the beans underfoot.

  2. At or under the foot or feet; on the ground: moist, cool, soft grass growing underfoot.

  3. Hindering progress; in the way: pets, toys, and children underfoot.

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Word Origin & History

underfoot  (adv.)
c.1200, underfot "under the feet," from under + foot. Cf. M.Du. ondervoete. As an adj., attested from 1596; in ref. to persons, "continually in the way," it is recorded from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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