underfoot
underfoot is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, underfoot is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofunderfoot
- A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.
- To provide a footing beneath; to shore up or underpin.
- To assign a column summary that is less than the sum of all the entries in that column.
- Situated under one's foot or feet.
- In the way; placed so as to obstruct or hinder.
- Downtrodden; abject.
- Under one's foot or feet.
Example: "The workers were all big, burly, hard-hearted men, tromping through the marsh in their heavy boots without sparing so much as a single thought for the masses of tiny frogs they crushed underfoot."
- In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.
Example: "It would be easier to do a big project like that someday when we don't have a bunch of newcomers underfoot."
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