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underfoot May 10, 2008
Pronounced:
IPA: secondary stressʌndɚprimary stressfʊt Image
Collegiate Dictionary: secondary stressən-dər-primary stressfu̇t
Function: adverb
Meanings:
1 : below your feet
Examples:
<The ground was slippery underfoot.>
<We walked with dried leaves crunching underfoot.>
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