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feetfirst

feetfirst

5.6
In a way that you move or fall with your feet first
  • adverb
translation icon : con los pies por delante
  • The child jumped feetfirst into the pool, enjoying the splash it created.

Examples

  • Scott reached once again for the recalcitrant infant attempting to get himself born feetfirst and scowled in concentration, moving by feel and instinct.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • When I go down the slide, I always sit feetfirst to make it safer.

  • He landed feetfirst after his daring leap from the ledge.

Antonyms

headfirst
19 3.3

In a way that moves with your face going in front or that shows you act quickly without thinking

Surface Forms

feetfirst positive

Morphology

feetfirst = feet + first (transparent) = feet + first

The meaning 'with the feet leading' is directly and transparently derived from 'feet' + 'first' and is obvious to learners who know both words.

Etymology

Feetfirst is simply the two words feet and first joined together to mean 'with the feet in front'. So, it gives a clear image of moving or landing with your feet leading, which is exactly what the word describes.