underfoot

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Situated under one's foot or feet.
2. (not-comparable) In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
3. (not-comparable) Downtrodden; abject.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Under one's foot or feet.
2. (not-comparable) In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
2. To assign a column summary that is less than the sum of all the entries in that column.

Synonyms

encumber

implicated

on the ground

tread

at one’s feet

Translations

bajo los pies

καταγής

unter den Füßen

am Boden

unter die Füße

υπό τους πόδας

à ses pieds

sous les pieds

cubierto de trastos

ayaklar altında

تحت القدمين

yolda

unten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌndɚˈfʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: underfoote

Cognate with Middle Dutch: ondervoet

Cognate with Middle Low German: undervôt

In summary

From Middle English underfoote, underfote, equivalent to under- + foot. Cognate with Middle Dutch ondervoet (“underfoot”). Compare also Middle Low German undervôt (“pedestal, base”).