crush underfoot

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• crush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major (esp. AmE) ▪ little, small ▪ silly, stupid ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• underfoot — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)f ʊt[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, n ADV You describe something as being underfoot when you are standing or walking on it. ...a room, high and square with carpet underfoot and tapestries on the walls... It was still wet underfoot. 2) ADV …   English dictionary

• underfoot — un|der|foot [ˌʌndəˈfut US ər ] adv 1.) under your feet where you are walking wet/firm/soft etc underfoot ▪ The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2.) trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• underfoot — un|der|foot [ ,ʌndər fut ] adverb under your feet in the place where you are walking: Don t wear those sandals if it s wet underfoot. trample something/someone underfoot 1. ) to hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them 2. ) to fail… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• underfoot — adverb 1 under your feet where you are walking: wet/dry/firm etc underfoot: The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2 trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them b) to completely destroy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• underfoot — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈfʊt] / US [ˌʌndərˈfʊt] adverb under your feet in the place where you are walking Don t wear those sandals if it s wet underfoot. • trample something/someone underfoot to hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them; to fail… …   English dictionary

• underfoot — 1. adjective Situated under one’s feet. 2. adverb a) (to crush, to trample, etc.) Under ones feet. 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… …   Wiktionary

• underfoot — adv. Underfoot is used with these verbs: ↑crunch, ↑crush, ↑trample …   Collocations dictionary

• crush — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, abolish, abrade, affection, afflict, aggrieve, anguish, annihilate, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, army, asphyxiate, atomize, batter, bear, bear down, beat, beat down, bellyful, beloved, beloved …   Moby Thesaurus

• trample underfoot — run over, trod upon; suppress, crush …   English contemporary dictionary

• tread — treader, n. /tred/, v., trod, trodden or trod, treading, n. v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon): to tread on a person s… …   Universalium