Antonyms for underfoot
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uhn-der-foo t |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈfʊt |
Definition of underfoot
Origin :- c.1200, underfot "under the feet," from under + foot. Cf. Middle Dutch ondervoete. As an adj., attested from 1590s; in reference to persons, "continually in the way," it is recorded from 1891.
- adv beneath
- adv in the way
- Well, have you ever seen a shipmaster walking his own deck as if he did not know what he had underfoot?
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- There was disorder, wavering, from underfoot groans and cries.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- He even moved a chair which might get underfoot in a rough-and-tumble.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- I answered, as I hove on the wheel and kicked rats from underfoot. '
- Extract from : « The Grain Ship » by Morgan Robertson
- Instead she did her best to get underfoot, usually in some provocative position.
- Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
- Underfoot lay a short green sward which cushioned their tread.
- Extract from : « Shadows in the Moonlight » by Robert E. Howard
- The despised but long dominant race was underfoot, and they stamped it down.
- Extract from : « The Vintage » by Edward Frederic Benson
- Others dart from underfoot to disappear in an instant in the cover.
- Extract from : « Unexplored Spain » by Abel Chapman
- Underfoot were carpets and rugs of the most costly, chosen with taste.
- Extract from : « The White Blackbird » by Hudson Douglas
- The floor of the gully was damp and silent; underfoot the ground was almost wet.
- Extract from : « Piper in the Woods » by Philip K. Dick
Synonyms for underfoot
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