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adverbʌndəˈfʊtˌəndərˈfʊt 1Under one's feet; on the ground. it was very muddy underfoot figurative genuine rights were being trodden underfoot Example sentencesExamples - Rain seriously affected matters in the tea interval, and we had to bowl on a wet pitch, which soon became very muddy and slippery underfoot, making bowling extremely difficult.
- The ground was cold underfoot but we were laughing as we fetched rocks from the river, re-erected the tent and weighed down its rim with the rocks.
- Giles felt it before he saw anything: a pounding on the ground underfoot.
- Moving carefully, checking the ground underfoot and the supports overhead as he went, he moved towards it.
- My bare feet were tickled by the cool, dewy grass underfoot.
- The slippery and wet ground underfoot also dampened any prospect of a free-flowing game.
- The grass was dying as well; the sickly yellowish leaves crumbled as they were trodden underfoot.
- The advocates of summer rugby will have loved it as the firm ground underfoot encouraged the two teams to play some terrific expansive rugby.
- With the ground underfoot very wet, players were slipping all over the park and passing moves were continually let down by poor handling.
- The ground stirred underfoot, enough to shake the group of four, but not enough for them to lose their equilibrium.
- The ground underfoot is often unstable, and some of the currents are extremely strong.
- Well, that started with the idea that this place, everything from the solid ground underfoot to the stale flavor of blowing dust, was not actually real.
- The ground underfoot was still hopelessly boggy, and as I jumped the half metre distance from the van to the floor, little specks of mud flew everywhere.
- The ground underfoot was soggy, with mud pushing between Sekher's toes.
- The first thing Ben noticed was that the ground underfoot seemed less dusty; he was walking on bare rock.
- It's usually really cold, the ground underfoot gets muddy and the badly controlled crowd management means that it takes ages to leave.
- Trail shoes also have a lower heel, allowing you to stay closer to the ground and giving you more ‘feel’ for the varied ground underfoot.
- An overnight frost made the ground underfoot extremely slippery and made for a perilous descent.
- It sounded like the ground was pursing it's lips as diggers shuffled their boots on the broken ground underfoot.
- The young man watched the empty doorway for a moment then sagged against the table, not noticing as the photos fluttered to the ground to be trampled underfoot.
- 1.1 Constantly present and in one's way.
the last thing my mother wanted was a child underfoot Example sentencesExamples - He stuck one step behind me and was constantly underfoot as I turned to pick something up or put it down.
- In fact, he was constantly underfoot on the court.
adjectiveʌndəˈfʊt attributive Relating to the state of the ground, especially in a horse race. the underfoot conditions were good Example sentencesExamples - By the end my legs were really sore and I was in desperate need of a rest, because the underfoot conditions were really tiring.
- All of his wins have been gained on pretty testing ground and underfoot conditions are likely to livelier tomorrow.
- Higher up the ridge underfoot conditions improve where the ground becomes stony.
- ‘His turn of foot has been nullified by the pace of the race and the underfoot conditions,’ the trainer said.
- The race of six miles with 900 feet of climbing took place in very cold weather with wet underfoot conditions.
- Despite the difficult underfoot conditions, this game produced a good standard of hurling with the intensity of the exchanges providing a high level of entertainment for the big crowd.
- Fortunately, despite the recent bad weather, the underfoot conditions were reasonably good and it proved an entertaining match until heavy rain marred the final 20 minutes.
- Firm underfoot conditions greeted the teams, neither of whom were at full strength.
- On a day when the underfoot conditions tested the courage of horses all over the country, one performance at Sandown shone out for the sheer bravery of the horse concerned.
- The snow on the tops made for treacherous underfoot conditions and the race organisers decided to turn the runners before they reached the 2,100 ft summit because of hidden rocks.
- In difficult underfoot conditions, both sides played some excellent football, and while the visitors led for most of the hour, the result was in the balance until the final whistle.
- With improving underfoot conditions better suited to our style of play, and hopes of a full-strength team, there will be no better time for a home encounter with the league's second placed team.
- The wintry conditions did not deter a sizeable crowd from enjoying an interesting tussle between two good footballing sides who made light of the difficult underfoot conditions.
- On a bright dry day with fast underfoot conditions, the Year 4 fun-run attracted a field of more than 100 runners, who were awarded certificates as the crossed the line.
- Conditions dictated that the game would never be a classic, with a gale blowing across the pitch and heavy underfoot conditions.
- Complimented by the excellent underfoot conditions, athletes enjoyed a series of most competitive races.
- At 4.30 pm, when the referee squelched across the sodden turf, the odds seemed to be on the match being postponed because of the underfoot conditions.
- Some guidebooks describe this ridge as relentless, and it is, but underfoot conditions are good and it's just a question of plodding upwards with ever widening views all around you as consolation.
- Competition was keen as the youngsters negotiated the testing courses that easily cut up following heavy overnight rain and made for slippy underfoot conditions.
- Tomorrow's underfoot conditions are ideal for her to score again in this six furlongs dash.
Rhymes afoot, clubfoot, foot, hotfoot, kaput, put, soot, splay-foot, wrong-foot, Yakut adverbˌəndərˈfo͝otˌəndərˈfʊt 1Under one's feet; on the ground. it was very muddy underfoot figurative genuine rights were being trodden underfoot Example sentencesExamples - The advocates of summer rugby will have loved it as the firm ground underfoot encouraged the two teams to play some terrific expansive rugby.
- The slippery and wet ground underfoot also dampened any prospect of a free-flowing game.
- It's usually really cold, the ground underfoot gets muddy and the badly controlled crowd management means that it takes ages to leave.
- The first thing Ben noticed was that the ground underfoot seemed less dusty; he was walking on bare rock.
- Giles felt it before he saw anything: a pounding on the ground underfoot.
- With the ground underfoot very wet, players were slipping all over the park and passing moves were continually let down by poor handling.
- My bare feet were tickled by the cool, dewy grass underfoot.
- The grass was dying as well; the sickly yellowish leaves crumbled as they were trodden underfoot.
- Rain seriously affected matters in the tea interval, and we had to bowl on a wet pitch, which soon became very muddy and slippery underfoot, making bowling extremely difficult.
- An overnight frost made the ground underfoot extremely slippery and made for a perilous descent.
- The ground underfoot was still hopelessly boggy, and as I jumped the half metre distance from the van to the floor, little specks of mud flew everywhere.
- The ground stirred underfoot, enough to shake the group of four, but not enough for them to lose their equilibrium.
- The ground underfoot is often unstable, and some of the currents are extremely strong.
- The ground was cold underfoot but we were laughing as we fetched rocks from the river, re-erected the tent and weighed down its rim with the rocks.
- It sounded like the ground was pursing it's lips as diggers shuffled their boots on the broken ground underfoot.
- Moving carefully, checking the ground underfoot and the supports overhead as he went, he moved towards it.
- The young man watched the empty doorway for a moment then sagged against the table, not noticing as the photos fluttered to the ground to be trampled underfoot.
- Well, that started with the idea that this place, everything from the solid ground underfoot to the stale flavor of blowing dust, was not actually real.
- Trail shoes also have a lower heel, allowing you to stay closer to the ground and giving you more ‘feel’ for the varied ground underfoot.
- The ground underfoot was soggy, with mud pushing between Sekher's toes.
- 1.1 Constantly present and in one's way.
the last thing my mother wanted was a child underfoot Example sentencesExamples - He stuck one step behind me and was constantly underfoot as I turned to pick something up or put it down.
- In fact, he was constantly underfoot on the court.
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