I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: Middle English underfot, underfoot, from under (II) + fot, foot foot
1.
a. : under the foot especially against the ground
hated emblem torn down and trampled underfoot
b. : on the bottom of the foot : between the foot and the ground
soles with no inside seams or nails underfoot
felt the soft turf underfoot
2.
a. : below, at, or before one's feet
violets growing underfoot
b. : underground
felt a tremor underfoot
3.
a. : under the bottom (as of a ship)
a strong current underfoot
b. of an anchor : under the forefoot
4. : in the way
the children are always getting underfoot
II. adjective
1. : being under or obstructing the foot
clear a factory floor of underfoot hazards
2. : abject , downtrodden , despised
the city's most famous underfoot characters, the cats of New York — Park East
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: under (I) + foot, n.
1. : to support beneath : prop , underpin
2. : to replace the footings beneath